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Beatrice "Betty" Kaunda (née Kaweche Banda; 17 November 1926 – 19 September 2013) was a Zambian educator and inaugural first lady of Zambia from 1964 to 1991 as the wife of the country's first president, Kenneth Kaunda. She was known as Mama Betty Kaunda and the mother of Zambia by Zambians.
Kenneth Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), [1] also known as KK, [2] was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule .
For example, the wife of the country's founding president, Betty Kaunda, was viewed as the mother of the nation and known as "Mama Kaunda." [ 1 ] Maureen Mwanawasa used her platform as First Lady to be a strong advocate for safer sex for women, often handing out condoms at public events.
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Betty Kaunda (1928-2012), First Lady of Zambia [2] References This page was last edited on 19 August 2023, at 00:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Kaunda is an African surname that may refer to the following notable people: Betty Kaunda (1928–2012), First Lady of Zambia, wife of Kenneth; Billy Kaunda, Government minister of Malawi; John Kaunda, Zambian football goalkeeper; Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021), first president of Zambia Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
In March 1985, The Second Women's Rights Conference was held on the Copperbelt with [Mama Betty Kaunda] addressing 135 participants. Issues discussed in the three days conference were deemed non-reflective of the League's aims. By the 1990s, The League had become unpopular and saw the birthing of ZNWL in 1991. [6]
Almost three million people attended Eva Perón's funeral in the streets of Buenos Aires. State funeral of Néstor Kirchner at Casa Rosada. In 1952 Eva Perón died at age 33 [2]