Gracious in defeat, Kenneth Kaunda succumbs to pneumonia at 97

A major figure in the fight for majority rule, the former leader, who left power peacefully, has strummed his last tune

17 June 2021 - 19:19 By Matthew Hill and Taonga Clifford Mitimingi

Kenneth Kaunda, who led Zambia to independence and then served as the nation’s president for almost three decades, has died. He was 97...

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