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A memorial service was held for one of the Founding Fathers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the First President of the Republic of Zambia, Dr Kenneth David Kaunda, in Lusaka, Zambia, on 2nd July, with various leaders describing him as a true pan-Africanist, icon of Africa’s liberation, humanist and philanthropist who championed the cause of the freedom of Southern ...
Jul 7, 2021 · Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's charismatic first president, is dead at 97. Government solicitor-general Abraham Mwansa said on Tuesday the state had not been served with any court order against the ...
Jun 26, 2021 · Former Zambia President, Kenneth Kaunda (KK), was a spellbinding orator and singer. “In one of his last major public appearances, at the funeral of Nelson Mandela in December 2013, Mr Kaunda recalled his own history in the fight to end apartheid, launching into a version of a song that had once been his rallying cry, Tiyende Pamodzi (‘let’s go together’).
Jun 24, 2021 · Former President of Zambia Dr Kenneth Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021) at the funeral of Michael Sata. Credit: DOC. When Zambians go to the polls on 12 August, President Edgar Lungu will hope for re-election. He was just 35 years old when Kenneth Kaunda’s 27 years in office ended in 1991. But, like all the presidents since, he bears ...
Jun 17, 2021 · Lusaka, 17 June 2021. The United Nations in Zambia has received with deep regret and sadness news of the death of Zambia’s First Republican President who was the last surviving founder of the Organisation of African Unity, His Excellency Dr Kenneth Kaunda. “We join the immediate family and the Government and people of Zambia in mourning the ...
Jul 6, 2021 · Dr Alex Vines OBE. During his 9,860 days in office from 1964, Kenneth Kaunda fought for majority rule of his neighbours, hosting the headquarters of the ANC and SWAPO in Lusaka and after losing elections in 1991 he left office graciously and became a campaigner for HIV and youth engagement. In 1960 Kaunda took over the leadership of the United ...
