Facts: - website: presidentmichaelsata - blank: nickname -lrb- s -rrb- - order: 5th - vicepresident: guy scott - successor: guy scott -lrb- acting -rrb- - data: '' king cobra '' - predecessor: rupiah banda - office: president of zambia - term end: 28 october 2014 - term start: 23 september 2011 - name: michael sata - image: file : michael sata.jpg - religion: roman catholicism - occupation: police officer and trade unionist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of michael sata .
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michael chilufya sata -lrb- 6 july 1937 -- 28 october 2014 -rrb- was a zambian politician who was the fifth president of zambia , from 23 september 2011 until his death on 28 october 2014 .a social democrat , he led the patriotic front -lrb- pf -rrb- , a major political party in zambia .under president frederick chiluba , sata was a minister during the 1990s as part of the movement for multiparty democracy -lrb- mmd -rrb- government ; he went into opposition in 2001 , forming the pf .as an opposition leader , sata -- popularly known as '' king cobra '' -- emerged as the leading opposition presidential contender and rival to president levy mwanawasa in the 2006 presidential election , but was defeated .following mwanawasa 's death , sata ran again and lost to president rupiah banda in 2008 .after ten years in opposition , sata defeated banda , the incumbent , to win the september 2011 presidential election with a plurality of the vote .he died in london on october 28 , 2014 , leaving vice president guy scott as acting president until a presidential by-election was held on 20 january 2015 .