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Rupiah Bwezani Banda (19 February 1937 – 11 March 2022) was a Zambian politician who served as the fourth president of Zambia from 2008 to 2011, taking over from Levy Mwanawasa. Banda was an active participant in politics from early in the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda , during which time he held several diplomatic posts.
Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday after a battle with colon cancer, his son told Reuters. "He died around 1900 hours today," said Andrew, Banda's second eldest child ...
Acting President Rupiah Banda announced on 9 September that the elections would be held on 30 October 2008. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Electoral Commission set a budget of 240 billion kwacha (about US$75 million) for the elections, and the United Nations Development Programme said that it would contribute US$11.5 million.
The site honours the contributions of the country's leaders towards its growth and development. Among those buried here are Kenneth Kaunda, the first president of Zambia, Frederick Chiluba, [4] the second president, Levy Mwanawasa, [5] the third president, Rupiah Banda, the fourth president, and Michael Sata, the fifth president. The park is ...
Presidential elections were held in Zambia on 20 January 2015 to elect a president to serve the remainder of the term of President Michael Sata, following his death on 28 October 2014. [ 1 ] The ruling Patriotic Front candidate Edgar Lungu won by a narrow majority of just 27,757 votes (1.68%) against Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party for ...
General elections were held in Zambia on 20 September 2011, [1] electing a President and members of the National Assembly. [2] Michael Sata of the Patriotic Front (PF) won the presidential elections, defeating incumbent Rupiah Banda of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD), and was sworn into office on 23 September. The PF emerged as the ...
Thandiwe Banda (born 1971/1972) is a Zambian political science teacher who served as the First Lady of Zambia from June 2008 until September 2011. Banda, who was in her 30s when she took over the position in 2008, was the youngest First Lady in Zambia's history. [1] She was the second wife of former President Rupiah Banda until his death in ...
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