Kenneth Kaunda: Difference between revisions

On 14 June 2021, Kaunda was admitted to Maina Soko Military Hospital in Lusaka to be treated for an undisclosed medical condition. The Zambian government said medics were doing everything they could to make him recover, though it was not clear what his health condition was.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda, 97, taken to hospital |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/former-zambian-president-kenneth-kaunda-97-hospitalised-2021-06-14/ |access-date=15 June 2021 |website=Reuters |date=14 June 2021 |publisher=Reuters |archive-date=14 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614195119/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/former-zambian-president-kenneth-kaunda-97-hospitalised-2021-06-14/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 June 2021 |title=Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda, 97, taken to hospital |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/former-zambian-president-kenneth-kaunda-97-hospitalised-2021-06-14/ |access-date=14 June 2021 |archive-date=14 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614195119/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/former-zambian-president-kenneth-kaunda-97-hospitalised-2021-06-14/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 15 June 2021, it was revealed that he was being treated for [[pneumonia]], which according to his doctor, had been a recurring problem in his health.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 June 2021 |title=Zambia's founding president Kaunda, 97, treated for pneumonia |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zambias-founding-president-kaunda-97-treated-pneumonia-2021-06-15/ |access-date=15 June 2021 |archive-date=15 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615104857/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/zambias-founding-president-kaunda-97-treated-pneumonia-2021-06-15/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 June 2021 it was confirmed that he died at the age of 97 after a short illness at Maina Soko Military Hospital. He was survived by 30 grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Ch |first1=Bwalya |last2=a |date=2021-06-17 |title=BREAKING: Zambian 1st President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda has died aged 97 |url=https://zambianews365.com/breaking-zambian-1st-president-dr-kenneth-kaunda-has-died-aged-97/ |access-date=2021-06-17 |website=ZambiaNews365.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-17 |title=Zambian 1st President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda has died aged 97 |url=https://news365.co.za/zambian-1st-president-dr-kenneth-kaunda-has-died-aged-97/ |access-date=2021-06-17 |website=News365.co.za |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="KK">{{Cite web |title=Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda dies {{!}} eNCA |url=https://www.enca.com/news/former-zambian-president-kenneth-kaunda-dies |access-date=2021-06-17 |website=www.enca.com |language=en |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618111618/https://www.enca.com/news/former-zambian-president-kenneth-kaunda-dies |url-status=live }}</ref> President [[Edgar Lungu]] announced on his [[Facebook page]] that [[Zambia]] will have 21 days of [[National day of mourning|national mourning]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zambia's first president Kenneth Kaunda dies at age 97 |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/zambia-s-first-president-kenneth-kaunda-dies-at-age-97/ar-AAL9uv4 |access-date=2021-06-17 |website=www.msn.com |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618111626/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/zambia-s-first-president-kenneth-kaunda-dies-at-age-97/ar-AAL9uv4 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[President of Botswana]], Dr [[Mokgweetsi Masisi|Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi]], declared a seven-day mourning period in Botswana.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mkondani |first=Yvonne |date=2021-06-17 |title=Botswana declares seven day mourning period in honour of Kaunda |url=https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/botswana-declares-seven-day-mourning-period-in-honour-of-kaunda/ |access-date=2021-06-17 |website=ZBC NEWS |language=en-GB}}</ref>