. Biography of H.E. Dr.Kenneth D. Kaunda |
Kenneth David Kaunda President of the Republic of Zambia 1964 - 1991 |
Born 1924. Taught at Lubwa Training School 1943, Headmaster 1944 -1947; Secretary, Chinsali Young Men's Farming Association 1947; Welfare Officer, Chingoal Copper Mine 1948; Secretary-General, Northern Rhodesia's African National Congress 1953; formed Zambia African National Congress 1958; President, United National Independence Party 1960-1992; Minister of Local Government and Social Welfare, Northern Rhodesia 1962-1964; Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia 1964; President Pan-African Freedom Movement for East, Central and South Africa (PAFMECSA) 1963; First President of Zambia 1964-1991; Chancellor, University of Zambia 1966-present; Chairman, Mining and Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia 1970-present; Chairman, Organization of African Unity (OAU) 1970-1971; 1987-1988; Chairman, Non-Aligned Nations Movement 1970-1973; President, Institute for Peace and Democracy (The Kaunda Foundation) 1991-present. |
Photo: Werner Bartsch |
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