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Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda has died
• A former Zambian president has died
• Kenneth Kaunda was at the forefront of Zambia’s independence struggle
• He was 97
Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, a former president of Zambia, has died.
The man who was one of the men at the forefront of the struggle for Zambia’s independence from British rule died at 97, an announcement on Thursday, June 17, 2021, has said.
Also known as KK, former president Kaunda had been receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment at a military hospital in Lusaka, reports herald.co.zw.
He recently asked for prayers from all Zambians and the international community when he got into the hospital.
Kaunda ruled Zambia from 1964, when the country got independence from Britain, until 1991.
He was one of the few surviving liberation heroes in the region.
His death has come at a time when Zambia is battling a surge in Covid-19 cases.
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