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In 2001 she was a candidate in the [[Zambian general election, 2001]], to be the [[President of Zambia]]. She stood for the [[Social Democratic Party]] which she formed in August 2000 to concentrate on issues important to women and children.<ref name=iol2000/><ref name="Karatnycky2001">{{cite book|author=Adrian Karatnycky|title=Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties, 2000-2001|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NNkDl2uqNaUC&pg=PA594|date=June 2001|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-0-7658-0101-2|page=594}}</ref> One million votes were cast for eleven candidates in the elections. Two of the candidates were women. Konie received more than 10,000 votes and [[Levy Mwanawasa]] was elected.<ref name=gender/> | In 2001 she was a candidate in the [[Zambian general election, 2001]], to be the [[President of Zambia]]. She stood for the [[Social Democratic Party]] which she formed in August 2000 to concentrate on issues important to women and children.<ref name=iol2000/><ref name="Karatnycky2001">{{cite book|author=Adrian Karatnycky|title=Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights and Civil Liberties, 2000-2001|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NNkDl2uqNaUC&pg=PA594|date=June 2001|publisher=Transaction Publishers|isbn=978-0-7658-0101-2|page=594}}</ref> One million votes were cast for eleven candidates in the elections. Two of the candidates were women. Konie received more than 10,000 votes and [[Levy Mwanawasa]] was elected.<ref name=gender/> | ||
Konie was also a poet. Her poem "In the Fist of your Hatred" was included in the '' | Konie was also a poet. Her poem "In the Fist of your Hatred" was included in the ''The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry'' in 2007. The poem is a polemic against male arrogance.<ref name="Moore2007">{{cite book|author=Gerald Moore|title=The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yUaaA9JxaRoC&pg=PT589|date=30 August 2007|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-0-14-191290-5|page=399}}</ref> | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
She died at MKP Trust Hospital in [[Lusaka]] in 2009 and received a | She died at MKP Trust Hospital in [[Lusaka]] in 2009 and received a state funeral.<ref name=seath>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2009/03/15/gwendoline-konie-dies/ Gwendoline Konie Dies], 15 March 2009, ''Lusaka Times'', Retrieved 2 February 2016</ref> President [[Rupiah Banda]] said it was a day for Zambia to mourn her death and Kenneth Kaunda noted her involvement with the formation of Zambia following independence from Britain.<ref name=kaunda>[http://maravi.blogspot.co.uk/2009/03/reflecting-on-gwendoline-konies-life.html Reflecting on Gwendoline Konie's life], Kenneth Kaunda, March 2009, Retrieved 2 February 2016</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
