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'''George Kunda''' (26 February 1956 – 16 April 2012) was a [[Zambia]]n lawyer and politician who was [[Vice-President of Zambia]] from 2008 to 2011. He served under President [[Rupiah Banda]] until their party's loss to [[Michael Sata]]'s party. | '''George Kunda''' (26 February 1956 – 16 April 2012) was a [[Zambia]]n lawyer and politician who was [[:Category:Vice_Presidents_of_Zambia|Vice-President of Zambia]] from 2008 to 2011. He served under President [[Rupiah Banda]] until their party's loss to [[Michael Sata]]'s party. | ||
==Life and career== | ==Life and career== | ||
The son of a miner, Kunda worked as a lawyer before entering politics. He did not compete in the [[Zambian general election, 2001|2001 parliamentary election]], but gained one of the eight appointed seats in Parliament. President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] appointed him Minister of Justice and Attorney General in 2002.<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=David J.|editor-last=Simon|editor2-first=James R.|editor2-last=Pletcher|editor3-first=Brian V.|editor3-last=Siegel|title=Historical Dictionary of Zambia|series=African Historical Dictionaries|volume=106|location=Metuchen, New Jersey|publisher=Scarecrow Press|edition=3rd|year=2008|isbn=978-0-8108-5305-8|contribution=Kunda, George|pages=198}}</ref> | The son of a miner, Kunda worked as a lawyer before entering politics. He did not compete in the [[Zambian general election, 2001|2001 parliamentary election]], but gained one of the eight appointed seats in Parliament. President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] appointed him Minister of Justice and Attorney General in 2002.<ref>{{cite book|editor-first=David J.|editor-last=Simon|editor2-first=James R.|editor2-last=Pletcher|editor3-first=Brian V.|editor3-last=Siegel|title=Historical Dictionary of Zambia|series=African Historical Dictionaries|volume=106|location=Metuchen, New Jersey|publisher=Scarecrow Press|edition=3rd|year=2008|isbn=978-0-8108-5305-8|contribution=Kunda, George|pages=198}}</ref> | ||
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