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5 unusual facts about Kenneth Kaunda


Bhakti Tirtha Swami

In one issue we reported Bhakti-tirtha's visit to the Zambian statehouse, where he had dinner with the country's president, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda.

Lazarus Tembo

He was born in the Eastern province of Zambia, went blind at the age of eight, and eventually, under President Kaunda, became Zambia's Junior Minister of Culture.

Monarch Executive Transportation

Also, Monarch Executive Transportation provides services for foreign leaders such as former President Kenneth Kaunda of the African Republic of Zambia.

Northern Rhodesia

In 1951, Kenneth Kaunda, formerly a teacher, became Organising Secretary for Congress in the Northern Province, and in 1953 he moved to Lusaka as Secretary General of Congress, under Nkumbula's presidency.

Ted Dumitru

During his stint in Zambia, Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda once said of him: "He is more than a coach; he is a son of Africa. He is a humanist who puts sports well-being ahead of his profession."


Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1979

It was held in Lusaka, Zambia, between 1 August 1979 and 7 August 1979, and was hosted by that country's President, Kenneth Kaunda.


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Simon Kapwepwe

In September 1947 he went to Tanganyika, looking for work, together with Kenneth Kaunda and John Malama Sokoni.