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| + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Kaunda | ||
| + | |spouses=Betty Kaunda | ||
| + | |constitutes=Teacher, politician | ||
| + | |death_date=17 June 2021 | ||
| + | |birth_date=1924-04-28 | ||
| + | |birth_place=Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia | ||
| + | |nationality=Zambian | ||
| + | |religion=Christian | ||
| + | |political_parties=UNIP | ||
| + | |children=8 | ||
| + | |employment={{job | ||
| + | |title=President of Zambia | ||
| + | |start=24 October 1964 | ||
| + | |end=2 November 1991 | ||
| + | }}{{job | ||
| + | |title=Secretary General of the Non-Aligned Movement | ||
| + | |start=8 September 1970 | ||
| + | |end=5 September 1973 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | }} | ||
[[File:UNIN_X.jpg|400px|right|thumb|At State House, Lusaka (1984): Namibians [[Hidipo Hamutenya]], [[Anton Lubowski]], [[Charles Courtney-Clarke]], [[Sam Nujoma]] and [[Hage Geingob]] with President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] ]] | [[File:UNIN_X.jpg|400px|right|thumb|At State House, Lusaka (1984): Namibians [[Hidipo Hamutenya]], [[Anton Lubowski]], [[Charles Courtney-Clarke]], [[Sam Nujoma]] and [[Hage Geingob]] with President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] ]] | ||
| − | '''Kenneth David Kaunda''' (born 28 April 1924), also known as '''KK''', | + | '''Kenneth David Kaunda''' (born 28 April 1924), also known as '''KK''', was the first President of an independent Zambia (previously Northern Rhodesia) from 1964 to 1991. |
Kenneth Kaunda is the youngest of eight children born to an ordained Church of Scotland missionary and teacher. He followed his father's steps in becoming a teacher. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Dissatisfied with Nkumbula's leadership of the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress, he broke away and founded the Zambian African National Congress, later becoming the head of the United National Independence Party (UNIP) and President of Zambia. | Kenneth Kaunda is the youngest of eight children born to an ordained Church of Scotland missionary and teacher. He followed his father's steps in becoming a teacher. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Dissatisfied with Nkumbula's leadership of the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress, he broke away and founded the Zambian African National Congress, later becoming the head of the United National Independence Party (UNIP) and President of Zambia. | ||
| − | From 1968, all political parties except UNIP were banned. At the same time, Kaunda oversaw the acquisition of majority stakes in key foreign-owned companies. The oil crisis of 1973 and a slump in export revenues put Zambia in a state of economic crisis. International pressure forced Kaunda to change the rules that had kept him in power. Multi-party elections took place in 1991, in which Frederick Chiluba, the leader of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, ousted Kaunda. | + | From 1968, all political parties except UNIP were banned. At the same time, Kaunda oversaw the acquisition of majority stakes in key foreign-owned companies. The oil crisis of 1973 and a slump in export revenues put Zambia in a state of economic crisis. International pressure forced Kaunda to change the rules that had kept him in power. Multi-party elections took place in 1991, in which Frederick Chiluba, the leader of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, ousted Kaunda. 15 December 2013, Kenneth Kaunda attended [[Nelson Mandela]]'s state funeral in South Africa. A worldwide television audience witnessed Zambia's founding president jogging to the stage to make an unscheduled address.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-25388162 "Nelson Mandela's state funeral: In pictures"]</ref> Kaunda described how he had negotiated with the ''Boers'' for the release of [[Nelson Mandela|Madiba]]: fruitlessly with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._Vorster Vorster] and [[P W Botha|Botha]] but successfully with [[F W de Klerk|De Klerk]]. |
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Kenneth Kaunda eulogised: | Kenneth Kaunda eulogised: | ||
:"This great son of the world, not only South African… [[Nelson Mandela|Madiba]] showing us the way, whether you're white, black, yellow or brown, you're all God's children. Come together, work together and God will show you the way."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUZYfgEQO-U "Kenneth Kaunda pays tribute to Madiba"]</ref> | :"This great son of the world, not only South African… [[Nelson Mandela|Madiba]] showing us the way, whether you're white, black, yellow or brown, you're all God's children. Come together, work together and God will show you the way."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUZYfgEQO-U "Kenneth Kaunda pays tribute to Madiba"]</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:37, 2 April 2023
 Kenneth Kaunda    (Teacher, politician) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 1924-04-28 Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia | |||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 2021 (Age 97) | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Zambian | |||||||||||
| Religion | Christian | |||||||||||
| Children | 8 | |||||||||||
| Spouse | Betty Kaunda | |||||||||||
| Party | UNIP | |||||||||||
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At State House, Lusaka (1984): Namibians Hidipo Hamutenya, Anton Lubowski, Charles Courtney-Clarke, Sam Nujoma and Hage Geingob with President Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth David Kaunda (born 28 April 1924), also known as KK, was the first President of an independent Zambia (previously Northern Rhodesia) from 1964 to 1991.
Kenneth Kaunda is the youngest of eight children born to an ordained Church of Scotland missionary and teacher. He followed his father's steps in becoming a teacher. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Dissatisfied with Nkumbula's leadership of the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress, he broke away and founded the Zambian African National Congress, later becoming the head of the United National Independence Party (UNIP) and President of Zambia.
From 1968, all political parties except UNIP were banned. At the same time, Kaunda oversaw the acquisition of majority stakes in key foreign-owned companies. The oil crisis of 1973 and a slump in export revenues put Zambia in a state of economic crisis. International pressure forced Kaunda to change the rules that had kept him in power. Multi-party elections took place in 1991, in which Frederick Chiluba, the leader of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, ousted Kaunda. 15 December 2013, Kenneth Kaunda attended Nelson Mandela's state funeral in South Africa. A worldwide television audience witnessed Zambia's founding president jogging to the stage to make an unscheduled address.[1] Kaunda described how he had negotiated with the Boers for the release of Madiba: fruitlessly with Vorster and Botha but successfully with De Klerk.
Kenneth Kaunda eulogised:
- "This great son of the world, not only South African… Madiba showing us the way, whether you're white, black, yellow or brown, you're all God's children. Come together, work together and God will show you the way."[2]
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