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Kaunda
Kaunda is an African surname that may refer to the following notable people: * Betty Kaunda (1928–2012), First Lady of Zambia, wife of Kenneth * Billy Kaunda, Government minister of Malawi * John Kaunda, Zambian football goalkeeper * Kenneth Kaunda (1924–2021), first president of Zambia **Kenneth Kaunda International Airport **Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality * Mxolisi Kaunda (born 1972), South African politician * Philemon Kaunda, Zambian football player * Simon Vuwa Kaunda, Malawian politician * Tilyenji Kaunda (born 1954), Zambian politician, son of Kenneth * Yolanda Kaunda (born 1980), Malawian aviator {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from Northern Rhodesia, British rule. Dissatisfied with Harry Nkumbula's leadership of the Zambian African National Congress, Northern Rhodesian African National Congress, he broke away and founded the Zambian African National Congress (1958–1959), Zambian African National Congress, later becoming the head of the socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP). Kaunda was the first president of independent Zambia. In 1973, following tribal and inter-party violence, all political parties except UNIP were banned through an amendment of the constitution after the signing of the Choma Declaration. At the same time, Kaunda oversaw the acquisition of majority stakes in key foreign-owned companies. The 1973 oil crisis and a slump in export revenues put Zambia in a state o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betty Kaunda
Beatrice "Betty" Kaunda (née Kaweche Banda; 17 November 1928 – 18 September 2013) was a Zambian educator and inaugural First Lady of Zambia, first lady of Zambia from 1964 to 1991 as the wife of the country's first president, Kenneth Kaunda. She was known as Mama Betty Kaunda and the mother of Zambia by Zambians. As the first lady, she was part of many diplomatic visits and matron of many organizations. As per political observers, she led a very simple life as the first lady. She authored her autobiography along with Stephen A. Mpashi in 1969. She was involved in many charitable initiatives and she received the Indira Gandhi Non-violence award from UNIP for her efforts. Early life Betty Kaunda was born on 17 November 1928 to Kaweche Banda and Milika Sakala Banda at Mpika. She had her education at Mbereshi Girls and later underwent training at Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation’s Women’s programme. She worked as a teacher in Mufulira. She married Kenneth Kaunda in 1946, who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mxolisi Kaunda
Thomas Mxolisi Kaunda (born 13 September 1972) is a South African politician from KwaZulu-Natal serving as a Permanent Delegate to the National Council of Provinces since 2024. Prior to serving in parliament, he was the Mayor of the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality from 2019 until 2024. He was the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport, Community Safety and Liaison from 2016 to 2019 and a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 2009 to 2019. Kaunda is a member of the ruling African National Congress (ANC). Early life and education Kaunda was born on 13 September 1972, in the town of Inanda outside Durban in the Natal Province. He became involved in politics at the age of fifteen, as he joined the Congress of South African Students (COSAS). He matriculated from Intshisekelo High School and then went on to study at the University of South Africa, where he achieved a Diploma in Governance and Leadership. He later studied at the University of the Witwatersrand and obtained an Adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport
Kenneth Kaunda International Airport is an international airport located in Chongwe District, off the Great East Road, approximately northeast of the city centre of Lusaka, the capital and largest city of Zambia. The airport has a capacity of 6 million and is the largest in Zambia, serving as a hub for its region. The airport serves as a hub for Zambia Airways, Proflight Zambia, Royal Zambian Airlines, and Mahogany Air. The airport opened in 1967 as Lusaka International Airport. It was renamed in 2011 in honour of Kenneth Kaunda, the nation's first president. History In 2015, the government of Zambia began a three-year, US$360 million expansion and improvement of the airport, with funds borrowed from the Exim Bank of China. The work, contracted to China Jiangxi International, involves construction of a new "two-story terminal building, 22 check-in counters, 12 border channels and six security check counters; a presidential terminal, a new air traffic control buildi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality
The Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (; ; ; ), formerly the Southern District Municipality, is one of the 4 districts of the North West province of South Africa. The seat of the municipality is Klerksdorp. As of 2016, a plurality of its 742,821 residents speak Setswana. The majority of its residents live in the City of Matlosana. The district code is DC40. The district was formerly known as the Southern District Municipality. It is named after Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia. Geography Neighbours The District borders both Gauteng and Free State Provinces. Dr Kenneth Kaunda District is surrounded (clockwise) by: * Bojanala Platinum District Municipality to the north * West Rand District Municipality (Gauteng province) to the east * Sedibeng District Municipality (Gauteng province) to the east * Fezile Dabi District Municipality ( Free State province) to the south-east * Lejweleputswa District Municipality ( Free State province) to the south * Dr Ruth Seg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Kaunda
John Kaunda is a former Zambian goalkeeper who played for Nchanga Rangers in the seventies. He is remembered for saving a penalty against Algeria in 1977 which saw Zambia through to 1978 African Cup of Nations finals. Career Kaunda started out as a basketball player and was unknown until Rangers signed him on as a goalkeeper. The tall and solidly built Kaunda then developed into an international class shot stopper and made his debut when Zambia played Algeria in a CAN qualifier in Algiers in June 1977, ahead of regular goalkeeper Vincent Chileshe. Although Zambia lost 2–0, they reversed the score line two weeks later in Lusaka through a Godfrey Chitalu brace. The match went into sudden death penalties after both sides had scored their first five penalties. Kaiser Kalambo scored Zambia's sixth penalty and then Kaunda pulled off a save against Ighili when he palmed the ball into the post. He later described his match-winning feat: “After the Algerians had scored their fifth go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tilyenji Kaunda
Tilyenji Kaunda (born 1954) is a Zambian politician. Until 5 April 2021 he served as leader of the United National Independence Party (UNIP) Early life Tilyeni Kaunda is the son of Kenneth Kaunda, former President of Zambia. Career UNIP was led by his father from 1960 to 2000. Tilyenji assumed the leadership of UNIP in 2001, but on 5 April 2021 he lost internal party elections for the position of party President. He was replaced by Reverend Trevor Mwamba, an Anglican priest who had been living in Germany. Reverend Mwamba is the husband of the Botswana ambassador to Germany. Under his leadership, UNIP significantly reduced its membership base and won hardly any parliamentary seats despite having ruled the country for 27 years. Under Kenneth Kaunda's one party system in Zambia, UNIP accumulated a lot of wealth. Through its company, Zambia National Holdings Limited, UNIP owned several properties. Some UNIP members accused Tilyenji Kaunda and other leaders of selling party assets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philemon Kaunda
Philemon Kaunda was a Zambian footballer who featured for Mufulira Wanderers in the early '80s and also played for Zambia as a central defender. His younger brother Philemon Mulala also played for both Wanderers and Zambia in the same period. Kaunda first played for Wanderers when he was still a school boy at Kantanshi Secondary School in 1977 and made his international debut the following year when he came on as 90th-minute substitute in a CECAFA Cup group stage match against Somalia which Zambia won 4–0, with coach Brian Tiler stating that he had a great future with the national team. When Ackim Musenge was forced into retirement by injury at CECAFA 1979, Kaunda took over as Wanderers' key defender. In his time at Shinde Stadium, he won the league, the Challenge Cup and the Champion of Champions trophy. He left Wanderers at the end of the 1986 season to join Swazi side Mbabane Dribbling Wizards and later Moneni Pirates, where he ended his playing career. He later join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Kaunda
Billy Kaunda is a Malawian musician and politician who is the current member of parliament from Mzimba District. He went to parliament on an independent ticket in the 2009 Parliamentary and presidential elections. He once served in the Malawi Cabinet as Deputy Minister of Youth Development and Sports under the Bingu wa Mutharika Government. He was also in the previous Parliament (2004–2009) on the National Democratic Alliance ticket and also served as a Deputy Minister. He has set historical records by winning in two different constituencies as a Member of Parliament i.e. in Blantyre Blantyre is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, and its second largest city, with a population of 800,264 . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial and industrial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe. It is ... (2004–2009) and Mzimba (2009–2014). He is also one of the youngest people to hold a Deputy Ministerial post. Apart from politics he is a musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Vuwa Kaunda
Symon Vuwa Kaunda is a Malawian Politician and the former Minister of Environment Tourism and Wildlife in the Republic of Malawi. He has also previously served the ruling Democratic Progressive Party Government as Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Minister of Youth Development and Welfare, Minister of Information and Civic Education, and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs in the Republic of Malawi. He was a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Malawi and a member of the National Assembly of Malawi as part of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the .... Kaunda held various ministerial positions in the former DPP led government. References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
