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Brigadier General '''Godfrey Miyanda''' (born 1944) is a [[Zambia]]n politician and former military figure. In 1993, he became Vice President of Zambia under [[Frederick Chiluba]]'s administration. General Godfrey Miyanda professes to be a born-again Christian. He is married to Angela Miyanda. They have four children. | |||
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General Miyanda has attended several leadership courses and programmes. He has held several positions in the Army, including Platoon Commander, Emplaning, Intelligence Officer, Adjutant, Battalion Second-In-Command, Battalion Commander, General Staff Officer Grade One, and Colonel General Staff at Army Headquarters. His last position in the Army was Chief of Logistics. General Miyanda established the Zambia Military Academy, being its first head at Kohima Barracks based in Kabwe, central province of Zambia. His contemporaries in military training include General Kingsley Chinkuli, Zambia's first black army chief, General Benjamin Mibenge, late Colonel Patrick Kafumukache, late General Christon Tembo, former Zambian vice president. | General Miyanda has attended several leadership courses and programmes. He has held several positions in the Army, including Platoon Commander, Emplaning, Intelligence Officer, Adjutant, Battalion Second-In-Command, Battalion Commander, General Staff Officer Grade One, and Colonel General Staff at Army Headquarters. His last position in the Army was Chief of Logistics. General Miyanda established the Zambia Military Academy, being its first head at Kohima Barracks based in Kabwe, central province of Zambia. His contemporaries in military training include General Kingsley Chinkuli, Zambia's first black army chief, General Benjamin Mibenge, late Colonel Patrick Kafumukache, late General Christon Tembo, former Zambian vice president. | ||
He is a trained | He is a trained Caterpillar salesman, having attended intensive earth-moving science and sales courses in Nairobi, Kenya and Malaga, Spain. He learnt to operate most [[Caterpillar Inc|Caterpillar]] earth moving equipment. He is also a qualified [[Public service vehicle|Public Service Vehicle]] Driver. In 1980, General Miyanda was dismissed from the army by Dr Kenneth Kaunda for involvement an alleged coup plot. He was blacklisted for many years, he humbled himself by driving a taxi cab! He was subsequently cleared of all the charges.<ref>[http://godfreymiyanda.ws/?page_id=96 Heritage Party President's Profile]</ref> | ||
== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
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