Dossier
Guy Scott
Coverage of Guy Scott in the Nexus archive.
- Guy Scott, former president of Zambia, 1944-2026
Guy Scott was the president of Zambia and the first and only white man to lead an African democracy. He was an academic and farmer.
- Zambia’s Guy Scott, who was Africa’s first white head of state in decades, has died at 82
Guy Scott, Zambia’s acting president who became Africa’s first white head of state in more than two decades, died at 82. He served as acting president for three months in 2014 following the death of Michael Sata and was Zambia’s first white vice president and acting president since independence in 1964.
- Zambia’s Guy Scott, who was Africa’s first white head of state in decades, has died at 82
Guy Scott, the Zambian politician who briefly served as acting president to become Africa’s first white head of state in more than two decades, has died. He was 82 years old.