Mzee Mwanakijiji
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Mungu airehemu roho yake na ampe pumziko la milele. Tuko pamoja na watu wa Zambia saa na wakati huu wa machungu ya Taifa. Poleni watani wetu.
Rest In Peace Mwanawasa
Rest In Peace Mwanawasa
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LUSAKA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a French hospital on Tuesday after suffering a stroke in June, Vice President Rupiah Banda said.
"Fellow countrymen, with deep sorrow and grief, I would like to inform the people of Zambia that our president Dr. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa died this morning at 1030 hours (0830 GMT)," Banda said on state television.
"I also wish to inform the nation that national mourning starts today and will be for seven days."
Banda is expected to take over as acting president according to Zambia's constitution and elections would be called.
(Reporting by Shapi Shacinda ed
"Fellow countrymen, with deep sorrow and grief, I would like to inform the people of Zambia that our president Dr. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa died this morning at 1030 hours (0830 GMT)," Banda said on state television.
"I also wish to inform the nation that national mourning starts today and will be for seven days."
Banda is expected to take over as acting president according to Zambia's constitution and elections would be called.
(Reporting by Shapi Shacinda ed
kaiyurankuba
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without any doubt one of the most intelligent and principled lawyers of africa who upon becoming president, fought for the interest of his country. i am going to nominate him for the Mo Ibrahim award albeit posthumous!
mungu amlaze pema peponi.
mungu amlaze pema peponi.
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R.i.p Mwanawasa
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Zambia's president dies in France
Mr Mwanawasa was chair of Sadc when he fell ill
Zambia's leader Levy Mwanawasa, 59, has died in a Paris hospital after suffering a stroke in June.
Vice-President Rupiah Banda, who is expected to take over as acting leader, made the announcement on state TV.
President Mwanawasa suffered a stroke at an African Union summit in Egypt and was then flown to France, where he had remained in hospital.
He came to prominence recently for being one of the African leaders most critical of the violence in Zimbabwe.
Mr Mwanawasa's health was an issue during his presidency.
In April 2006, he suffered a minor stroke four months before general elections.
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"Fellow countrymen, with deep sorrow and grief, I would like to inform the people of Zambia that our President Dr Levy Patrick Mwanawasa died this morning at 1030 hours (0830 GMT)," Reuters news agency quotes Mr Banda as saying.
I also wish to inform the nation that national mourning starts today
Vice-President Rupiah Banda
Obituary: Levy Mwanawasa
"I also wish to inform the nation that national mourning starts today and will be for seven days."
On Monday, Mr Banda said that the president's health had suddenly deteriorated and he had undergone emergency surgery.
Mr Mwanawasa was chairman of the South African Development Community (Sadc) when he was taken ill in June.
In that role he had been critical of the controversial election in Zimbabwe and had said he sympathised with Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai when he withdrew from the run-off because of attacks on his supporters.
Mr Mwanawasa won a second term in 2006, having campaigned on his economic record which won him acclaim from Western donors.
When he was vice-president in the 1990s he was involved in a near-fatal road accident which left him with slurred speech.
Mr Mwanawasa famously fell out with his predecessor, Frederick Chiluba, who had handpicked him to lead the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD).
He pressed for Mr Chiluba's immunity from prosecution to be lifted and the former president was charged with stealing money during his time in office.
His critics accused Mr Mwanawasa of persecuting his political rivals under the guise of fighting corruption.
He was married and had six children. He had been a practising lawyer since 1973.
In his most famous case, he defended former Vice-President Lt-Gen Christon Tembo and others, who were charged in 1989 with plotting to overthrow Kenneth Kaunda.
Mr Mwanawasa was chair of Sadc when he fell ill
Zambia's leader Levy Mwanawasa, 59, has died in a Paris hospital after suffering a stroke in June.
Vice-President Rupiah Banda, who is expected to take over as acting leader, made the announcement on state TV.
President Mwanawasa suffered a stroke at an African Union summit in Egypt and was then flown to France, where he had remained in hospital.
He came to prominence recently for being one of the African leaders most critical of the violence in Zimbabwe.
Mr Mwanawasa's health was an issue during his presidency.
In April 2006, he suffered a minor stroke four months before general elections.
Donor praise
"Fellow countrymen, with deep sorrow and grief, I would like to inform the people of Zambia that our President Dr Levy Patrick Mwanawasa died this morning at 1030 hours (0830 GMT)," Reuters news agency quotes Mr Banda as saying.
I also wish to inform the nation that national mourning starts today
Vice-President Rupiah Banda
Obituary: Levy Mwanawasa
"I also wish to inform the nation that national mourning starts today and will be for seven days."
On Monday, Mr Banda said that the president's health had suddenly deteriorated and he had undergone emergency surgery.
Mr Mwanawasa was chairman of the South African Development Community (Sadc) when he was taken ill in June.
In that role he had been critical of the controversial election in Zimbabwe and had said he sympathised with Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai when he withdrew from the run-off because of attacks on his supporters.
Mr Mwanawasa won a second term in 2006, having campaigned on his economic record which won him acclaim from Western donors.
When he was vice-president in the 1990s he was involved in a near-fatal road accident which left him with slurred speech.
Mr Mwanawasa famously fell out with his predecessor, Frederick Chiluba, who had handpicked him to lead the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD).
He pressed for Mr Chiluba's immunity from prosecution to be lifted and the former president was charged with stealing money during his time in office.
His critics accused Mr Mwanawasa of persecuting his political rivals under the guise of fighting corruption.
He was married and had six children. He had been a practising lawyer since 1973.
In his most famous case, he defended former Vice-President Lt-Gen Christon Tembo and others, who were charged in 1989 with plotting to overthrow Kenneth Kaunda.
Mpita Njia
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Na apumzike kwa amani
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died Tuesday at a hospital in Paris nearly two months after suffering a stroke, Zambian and French officials confirmed.
Levy Mwanawasa
He was 59.
Mwanawasa fell ill in late June at an African Union summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Zambian officials said at the time.
Mwanawasa's death "is a great loss for the Zambian people who respected and had great affection for him," according to a statement from French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
"It's a great loss for the African continent as a whole, which appreciated his political courage," Sarkozy's statement said. "It's a big loss for democracy, for which he was an ardent defender his whole life.
"France salutes his memory, full of courage and liberty."
The Zambian leader was taken from a hospital in Egypt to an intensive care unit in Paris in June, but initial reports that he died days later turned out to be false.
Mwanawasa would have turned 60 on September 3.
Levy Mwanawasa
He was 59.
Mwanawasa fell ill in late June at an African Union summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Zambian officials said at the time.
Mwanawasa's death "is a great loss for the Zambian people who respected and had great affection for him," according to a statement from French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
"It's a great loss for the African continent as a whole, which appreciated his political courage," Sarkozy's statement said. "It's a big loss for democracy, for which he was an ardent defender his whole life.
"France salutes his memory, full of courage and liberty."
The Zambian leader was taken from a hospital in Egypt to an intensive care unit in Paris in June, but initial reports that he died days later turned out to be false.
Mwanawasa would have turned 60 on September 3.
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R.I.P Mwanawasa.
Ni kweli amefariki, na inaonekana alishafariki siku nyingi ila watawala wa zambia walikuwa wanavuta muda ili wajipange kabla ya kutangaza!
Ni kweli amefariki, na inaonekana alishafariki siku nyingi ila watawala wa zambia walikuwa wanavuta muda ili wajipange kabla ya kutangaza!
Mzeeba
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Mungu aipumzishe Roho ya Marehemu mahali pema peponi. Amina. "Natumwombee atakayetangulia kati yetu tuliobakia" Mods ile thread ya kwamba yu hai ifungwe sasa
The Khoisan
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RIP Mwanawasa.
Pole kwa Wazambia wote kwa kupoteza shujaa aliyeuinua uchumi.
Pole kwa Wazambia wote kwa kupoteza shujaa aliyeuinua uchumi.
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RIP Dr. Mwanawasa. Poleni ndugu zetu wa Zambia.
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