By Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero is dead at the age of 97.
His son, Kambarage said he died at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia.
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Following the news of the President’s death, Blackbox Nigeria have put together a report on some noteworthy facts about the deceased.
1. Kenneth Kaunda was a Zambian politician who served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991.
2. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule.
3. He founded the Zambian African National Congress
4. Kenneth Kaunda was the first President of the independent Zambia.
5. Kaunda oversaw the acquisition of majority stakes in key foreign-owned companies.
