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'''Anderson K. Mazoka''' (22 March 1943 – 24 May 2006) was a [[Zambia]]n politician and President of the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND) | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Anderson Mazoka | |||
| image = Anderson Mazoka.jpg | |||
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| caption = Anderson Mazoka. Credit: Judy G. Rolfe | |||
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1943|03|22|df=yes}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Monze]], [[Zambia]] | |||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|05|24|1943|03|22|df=yes}} | |||
| death_place = Johannesburg, South | |||
| death_cause = Kidney complications<ref name=zambian>[http://www.zambian.com/zambia/directory/people/last-name-mm/html/anderson-mazoka-zambia.html Anderson Mazoka on Zambia Online]</ref> | |||
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* Union College | |||
* Harvard University | |||
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| occupation = [[:Category:Politicians|Politician]] | |||
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| party = [[United Party for National Development]] | |||
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| spouse = Christine Mutinta | |||
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| children = Mutinta, Pasina, Anderson Jr, Machenje and Lundu | |||
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| nationality = Zambian | |||
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'''Anderson K. Mazoka''' (22 March 1943 – 24 May 2006) was a [[Zambia]]n politician and President of the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND). | |||
Mazoka was born in [[Monze]]. He attended | ==Early life and education== | ||
Mazoka was born in [[Monze]], [[Zambia]] (then [[Northern Rhodesia]]). He attended Union College, in Schenectady, New York, where he graduated in 1969 with a degree in mechanical engineering. For his senior thesis, Mazoka designed and built a wind tunnel in 10 weeks on a low budget less than $100. The tunnel, whose construction attracted attention from the media, filled the basement of the college's Science and Engineering department and would be used for three decades.<ref name="Union">{{cite press release |publisher= Union College |date=June 2, 2006 |url=http://www.union.edu/N/DS/s.php?s=6469 |title=Mazoka '69, former Zambian presidential candidate, dies |accessdate=2006-06-04}}</ref> | |||
Mazoka loved to play sports. He distinguished himself as a soccer player at Union College. He worked summers at General Electric.<ref name=zambian/> | |||
==Career== | |||
With his engineering degree and his Harvard University management diploma Mazoka entered the Zambian business community. In the 1970’s he served as director of [[Zambia Railways]], the state railways, when [[Kenneth Kaunda]] was President of Zambia.<ref name=zambian/> | |||
He later worked for Anglo-America Corp., a mining and general resources company, for eighteen years - the last ten as general manager of the Central African division. He also once headed the [[Zambian Tourism Bureau]]. His notable tourism influence was reaching an agreement with a South African hotel chain to turn the [[Ridgeway Hotel]] in Lusaka into Holiday Inn.<ref name=zambian/> | |||
==Political career== | |||
Mazoka was one of the founders of President [[Frederick Chiluba]]'s party, the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD), which rallied to beat President Kaunda's ruling [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) in 1991. | |||
Mazoka left the MMD and decided focus on his day job at Anglo American. He soon decided to form his own party. He named it the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND), the businessman who hoped that a political turn-about would also lead to a revival of the economy.<ref name=zambian/> | |||
In the [[Zambian general election, 2001|presidential election]] held on 27 December 2001, he finished second behind [[Levy Mwanawasa]] of the ruling [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD) party, winning 27.2% of the vote. | |||
==Personal life== | |||
He was married to Christine Mutinta and had three children with her: Mutinta, Pasina and Anderson Jr. Other children include Machenje and Lundu. | He was married to Christine Mutinta and had three children with her: Mutinta, Pasina and Anderson Jr. Other children include Machenje and Lundu. | ||
==Death== | |||
On 24 May 2006, Mazoka died from kidney complications in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was 63 years old. He was succeeded as leader of the UPND by [[Hakainde Hichilema]].<ref name="Death">{{cite news|url=http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=L24399472 |title=Zambia's opposition leader Mazoka dies in S. Africa |publisher=Reuters |date=2006-05-24 |accessdate=2006-06-04}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{2001 presidential candidates, Zambia}} | {{2001 presidential candidates, Zambia}} | ||
[[Category:Politicians]] | |||
[[Category:1943 births]] | [[Category:1943 births]] | ||
[[Category:2006 deaths]] | [[Category:2006 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:People from Southern Province | [[Category:People from Southern Province]] | ||
[[Category:United Party for National Development politicians]] | [[Category:United Party for National Development politicians]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:People of Zambia]] | ||
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