A former Zambia President, Kenneth Kaunda is dead.
He was 96.
Kaunda was born in Chinsali, the Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Kaunda was a qualified teacher and taught in a number of schools for years. In 1951, he left teaching to become Organizing Secretary of the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress for the Northern Province.
In 1959, Kaunda broke away from the ANC and formed his own party, the Zambian National Congress (ZANC).
In 1964, Kaunda became the first president of an independent Zambia. He remained in power until 1991, when he stepped down following pressure from his own people and the international community.
Kaunda revealed in 2001 on a visit to Houston upon invitation by the African Community Organization that he took over Zambia with only 140 university graduates who were native Zambians and had to build from there.
He was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba. Since stepping down as president, Kaunda has been involved in various charitable organizations.
The late Kaunda wrote his popular autobiography late Zambia Shall Be Free ’in 1962.
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