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[[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F031748-0006, Frankfurt-Main, Kenneth Kaunda bei Hoechst.jpg|thumb|Kenneth Kaunda in [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]] in 1970]] | [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F031748-0006, Frankfurt-Main, Kenneth Kaunda bei Hoechst.jpg|thumb|Kenneth Kaunda in [[Frankfurt]], [[West Germany]] in 1970]] | ||
'''Kenneth David Kaunda''' (born 28 April 1924), also known as '''KK''', served as the [[List of Presidents of Zambia|first President]] of [[Zambia]], from 1964 to 1991. | '''Kenneth David Kaunda''' (born 28 April 1924, died 17 June 2021), also known as '''KK''', served as the [[List of Presidents of Zambia|first President]] of [[Zambia]], from 1964 to 1991. | ||
Kaunda | Kaunda was the youngest of eight children born to an ordained Church of Scotland missionary and teacher. He followed his father's steps in becoming a teacher. | ||
He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Dissatisfied with [[Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula|Nkumbula's]] leadership of the [[Zambian African National Congress|Northern Rhodesian African National Congress]], he broke away and founded the [[Zambian African National Congress (1958–59)|Zambian African National Congress]], later becoming the head of the [[United National Independence Party]]. He was the first President of the independent Zambia. | He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule. Dissatisfied with [[Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula|Nkumbula's]] leadership of the [[Zambian African National Congress|Northern Rhodesian African National Congress]], he broke away and founded the [[Zambian African National Congress (1958–59)|Zambian African National Congress]], later becoming the head of the [[United National Independence Party]]. He was the first President of the independent Zambia. | ||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Kaunda | Kaunda was the youngest of eight children. He was born at Lubwa Mission in [[Chinsali]], Northern Province of [[Northern Rhodesia]], now [[Zambia]]. His father was the Reverend David Kaunda, an ordained [[Church of Scotland]] missionary and teacher, who was born in Nyasaland (now Malawi) and had moved to Chinsali to work at Lubwa Mission. He attended Munali Training Centre in [[Lusaka]] (August 1941 – 1943). | ||
Kaunda was a teacher at the Upper Primary School and Boarding Master at Lubwa and then Headmaster at Lubwa from 1943 to 1945. He was for a time working at the [[Salisbury and Bindura Mine]]. In early 1948, he became a teacher in [[Mufulira]] for the United Missions to the Copperbelt (UMCB). He was then assistant at an African Welfare Centre and Boarding Master of a Mine School in Mufulira. In this period, he was leading a Pathfinder Scout Group and was Choirmaster at a Church of Central Africa Congregation. He was also for a time Vice-Secretary of the Nchanga Branch of Congress. | Kaunda was a teacher at the Upper Primary School and Boarding Master at Lubwa and then Headmaster at Lubwa from 1943 to 1945. He was for a time working at the [[Salisbury and Bindura Mine]]. In early 1948, he became a teacher in [[Mufulira]] for the United Missions to the Copperbelt (UMCB). He was then assistant at an African Welfare Centre and Boarding Master of a Mine School in Mufulira. In this period, he was leading a Pathfinder Scout Group and was Choirmaster at a Church of Central Africa Congregation. He was also for a time Vice-Secretary of the Nchanga Branch of Congress. | ||
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After retiring, he has been involved in various charitable organisations. His most notable contribution has been his zeal in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. One of Kaunda's children was claimed by the pandemic in the 1980s. From 2002 to 2004, he was an ''African President-in-Residence'' at the African Presidential Archives and Research Center at [[Boston University]].<ref>[http://www.bu.edu/aparc/presidents/index.html BU | APARC | About the Center<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | After retiring, he has been involved in various charitable organisations. His most notable contribution has been his zeal in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDS. One of Kaunda's children was claimed by the pandemic in the 1980s. From 2002 to 2004, he was an ''African President-in-Residence'' at the African Presidential Archives and Research Center at [[Boston University]].<ref>[http://www.bu.edu/aparc/presidents/index.html BU | APARC | About the Center<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
Recently,{{when|date=November 2015}} he was seen in attendance at an episode of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''; Kaunda | Recently,{{when|date=November 2015}} he was seen in attendance at an episode of ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''; Kaunda was an avid ballroom dancer.<ref>[http://www.bizsandiego.com/business-news-article-99.shtml bizSanDiego – Business Management – Online Business Magazines<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | ||
President [[Michael Sata]] made use of Kaunda as a roving ambassador for Zambia. In February 2014 Kaunda was hospitalized for a fever at [[Lusaka Trust Hospital]].<ref>http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=45318</ref> | President [[Michael Sata]] made use of Kaunda as a roving ambassador for Zambia. In February 2014 Kaunda was hospitalized for a fever at [[Lusaka Trust Hospital]].<ref>http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=45318</ref> | ||
