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Reflecting on the life and times of former Zambian President Dr Kenneth Kaunda
Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president, who died on 17 June at the age of 97, was the last of Africa’s pioneering nationalists who reclaimed the continent from colonial control. In this webinar, leading analysts will reflect on the meaning of his life and career.
Date: Tuesday 29 June 2021 / Time: 14:00 - 15:00 MS Teams link: https://bit.ly/ 3wUWs6z
SPEAKERS CHAIR
Prof Tshilidzi Marwala Dr Emmanuel Matambo Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa Gladys Mwamba UJ Principal and Research Director, Zambian historian Export expert and Vice Chancellor CACS and political Mandarin linguist commentator
The Future. Reimagined. Background
On 17 June 2021, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president, died at the age of 97. He was the last of Africa’s pioneering nationalists who reclaimed the continent from colonial control.
KK, as Dr Kaunda was affectionately called, was a true Pan-Africanist who was not satisfied with the independence of his native land at the time when most of Southern Africa was still shackled by colonial, apartheid and settler rule. History will long remember the succour that Kaunda and the people of Zambia gave to liberation movements such as the African National Congress (ANC), the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), the South West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO) and the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU).
His death has been marked across the continent, with Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe declaring days of national mourning in his honour.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has described Kaunda as a pio- neering champion of a decolonised, united and prosperous Africa, and for- mer South African President Thabo Mbeki has described him as one of the architects of South Africa’s democracy. This virtual conference will reflect on the meaning of his life and career for the entire African continent.
Kenneth Kaunda with United National Independence Party supporters after a meeting with the British Colonial Secretary, Iain Macleod, March 1960. Picture: Wikimedia Commons.
The Future. Reimagined.