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| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|05|24|1943|03|22|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|05|24|1943|03|22|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = Johannesburg, South | | 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 | | 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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| occupation = [[:Category: | | occupation = [[:Category:Politicians|Politician]] | ||
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| party = [[United Party for National Development]] | | party = [[United Party for National Development]] | ||
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==Political career== | ==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. | 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. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{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]] | ||
