Kenneth kaunda biography pdf
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Kenneth kaunda biography pdf
Kenneth Kaunda
President of The Republic of Zambia from 1964 to 1991
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. Dissatisfied with Harry 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 socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP).
Kaunda was the first president of independent Zambia.
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In 1973, following tribal and inter-party violence, all political parties except UNIP were banned through an amendment of the constitution after the signing of the Choma Declaration. At the same time, Kaunda oversaw the acquisition of majority stakes in key foreign-owned companies.
The 1973 oil crisis and a slump in export revenues put Zambia in a state of ec