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- Kaunda came to prominence as a leader of the campaign to end British colonial rule of his country, then known as Northern Rhodesia, and was elected the first president of Zambia in 1964.
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Jun 17, 2021 · He became president following independence in 1964. Kenneth Kaunda: A pioneer of African independence. Africa Live: Kaunda's 'immense contribution' recalled. As head of the...
Jul 2, 2021 · President Kaunda accomplished at least three. First, he led his nation to independence. Despite being imprisoned several times by British colonial authorities, Kaunda pushed ahead.
Jun 17, 2021 · In the 1950s, Kaunda was a key figure in what was then Northern Rhodesia's independence movement from Britain. He became president following independence in 1964. Kenneth Kaunda:...
Jun 18, 2021 · Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president who has died aged 97, was a towering figure of African nationalism and the anti-colonial independence movement that swept the continent in the 20th...
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Jun 17, 2021 · The country, renamed as Zambia, gained full independence in Oct 1964 with Kaunda as its first president. Kaunda started with the great advantage of leading an African state with a stronger...
Jun 18, 2021 · Guy Arnold. Thu 17 Jun 2021 14.13 EDT. The president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991, Kenneth Kaunda, who has died aged 97, stood out as one of the most humane and idealistic African leaders in the...
Jun 17, 2021 · On Oct. 24, 1964, following an agreement with Britain that had been struck in May, the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zambia, with Mr. Kaunda as president.
