Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda, dies aged 97

LUSAKA, June 17 (Reuters): Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president who led his country for 27 years and championed Africa’s struggles against apartheid and HIV/AIDS, has died at the age of 97. Kaunda was being treated for pneumonia at the Maina Soko Medical Centre, a military hospital in Lusaka. “On behalf of the entire nation and … Continue reading Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda, dies aged 97