Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero, has died at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia, his son, Kambarage, said on Thursday. He was 97.
Kaunda ruled Zambia from 1964, when the southern African nation won its independence from Britain, until 1991, and afterwards become one of Africa’s most committed activists against HIV/AIDS.
“I am sad to inform (members) we have lost Mzee. Let’s pray for him,” Kambarage said on the late president’s Facebook page.
The former president had been feeling unwell and had been admitted to the Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka earlier this week.
Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa has more on his long life in politics.
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We only see how much some meant after they die .
Rest in peace KK
Our nation father
Fun fact: Everyone dies!
Rest in peace Great One
Truth be told; he is NO hero.
Why?
Why? Because you say he is NOT. The simple fact that you are here running your mouth aganist a great man that GOD himself blessed with a long and fruitful life. What have you done besides complain? Did you risk your life for at least 4 nations would be free?Did you hold Zambia together as he did? Did he make mistakes? Of course he did. He was a man, Instead of learning what you can from him to better your own life you are here on the day of his death showing your petty and wicked heart making the mzungu and the colonizer happy.
@Yaladdin GCC He suppressed all opposition parties, put the country under one party rule, and colonised the Barotse Kingdom.
@Nakambo Kazekula oh just shut up tribalist
@Taking no nonesense 2 there you start. You are the one who being tribal here. Bring facts not what you are saying.
Kenneth Kaunda super Ken a life lived to serve his mother land let he who has never sinned cast the first stone we as Zambians appreciate thank you for your service Sir Rest in peace for sure mwalibomba
Rest in Peace Kenneth Kaunda.
RIP KK💐💐🙏🙏
Rip
Foundating president of Zambia means the first first president from colonials war
Happy Birthday 🎂🎈🎂🎊🎉
Rest In Peace my hero, you played a big role in the liberalization of my country Namibia, you will be remembered forever.
He destroyed Barotseland
@Nakambo Kazekula lies you tell are worse than your worship of the mzungu
@Taking no nonesense 2 Sir, there is no harm in telling the truth. Just be honest with yourself.
So sad😭😭RIP KK🙏🙏
RIP Great Son of Africa. 🇰🇪🇿🇲
R.I.P legend
Africa will miss you our great madala may your soul rest in peace
What a fine age he lived. Rest in peace
RIP OUR FATHER, MISSED ALREADY
Kaunda one of the best African Leaders
May He RIP
Rip kk
Please sir help Bangladesh
May Hon Kenneth Kaunda’s soul RIP.
África perdeu hoje um presidente da república da África e filho da Zâmbia. Descansa em paz e Deus o tenha para sempre e na sua glória😭.🙏
One Zambia One Nation! One Nation One Zambia
😭😭😭
RIP KK and thank you for giving us independence, leaving office peacefully when the time came, and without stealing a single kwacha. we all pray for you and your family.❤🙏
IAM NOW BELIEVING THAT GOD IS UNFAIR TO POOR UGANDANS,WHY NOT MUSEVEN😭WHEN IS GOD TAKING MUSEVEN AWAY FROM US,WHY DOESNT HE INSTEAD TAKE MUSEVEN😭😭HE TOOK MAGUFULI,AND THE PRESIDENT OF CHAD, MUSEVEN IS BUSY KILLING UGANDANS,WHY
God is not pleased by a death of a sinner
@Constance Tembo but now what can let Uganda be free? 😭The man is killing innocent Ugandans than the way corona kills
for you to say god is unfair shows you are undeserving of grace. god does everything in his own time and here you are wishing for a mans death……scandleous cow if he is so bad you should be praying for the lord to open his heart to goodness
@Taking no nonesense 2 my friend,you don’t know what ugandans are passing through,do u know how many people museven kills a day,KIDNAPP a day, torture a day? You know nothing just try to ask anyone from uganda besidee me,if you get different info,or wish,,it will mean iam wrong😭 may God have mercy on me but we are tired of museven and his son muhoozi
He was of the longest serving leaders and he inspires me.
He suppressed all the opposition parties and put the country under one party rule. He was a tyrant. He colonised the Kingdom of Barotseland
May his soul Rest in peace former and founder president Kenneth kaunda!!! 😭😭
Well, he lived long.
I respect him for “the most African” thing he did, when he conceded defeat and handed over the reigns to Fredrick Chiluba. The Zambians will forever be indebted to you for this legacy. I hope the spirit of political fair play and leadership renewal continues in Zambia. RIP
Rest In Peace my President.
Not only a great leader, a wonderful human being. The first “humanist’ I ever heard preach it.
He suppressed all the opposition parties and put the country under one party rule. He was a tyrant.
May is soul Rest In Peace ✌🏽
🙏 RIP .
RIP, he was man of peace and kept Zambia as one nation. My condolences to Zambia they lost a great man.
97 is a Golden Age
May his soul rest in peace,🇿🇦
Rest on Great Son of the African Soil. Rest on Grandpa KK.
RIP Dr Kaunda
From Zimbabwe
REST IN PEACE father of Africa
Rest in peace my president
The fall of an African statesman
RIP
He preached unity amongst Zambians and fought for independence. He is the reason we don’t have tribal issues in Zambia with 72 tribes living side by side peacefully. RIP🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
amen and these mzungu reporters better put some respect on his name
Other African countries and people should take note on this. In a democracy, if ur enemy wins, you dont start a coup or a civil war. You accept and live on. If you dont accept, then you dont deserve to live in a democracy.
The father of our nation Mhsrip
Was hoping he’d live to be 100
May His Beautiful Soul Rest On💜
Wow
Condolence 🖤
WAIT THE CURSE IS REAL
The heart of a wise man makes his mouth understanding and his lips more persuasive.
The African continent lost a great African president this week in June of 2021!
I prays that the late President soul Rest In Peace in heaven June of 2021!
This man was a brutal dictator
May Allah Swt give his kin peace and mercy.
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds;
Most Gracious, Most Merciful;
Master of the Day of Judgment.
Thee do we worship, and Thine aid we seek.
Show us the straight way,
The way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy Grace, those whose (portion) is not wrath, and who go not astray.
RIP dear African friend
RIP Legend 😥😥
Kaunda was a great leader.
R.I.P
97years isn’t a joke. Rip
RAMSEY GOAL🏴🏴🏴
Job well down, he represented Africans at home and abroad, with honor and distinction. May the ancestors, recieve you, with open arms. Rest in Power!
Peace & Panafricanism!
Kenneth died a shining diamond to African nationalism, Zambian nationalism, anti-apartheid movements and to the people of Zambia.
We will miss you KK. RIP.
🙏 from 🇮🇳
It was difficult to be president during that time. He did what he felt was right and good for us. We are forever indebted to him. Sleep well ntate.
Very true, those were very difficult times. He did a very good job considering the many challenges he faced. A great leader is known by the legacy he leaves behind and KK has left an amazing legacy and gained the respect of millions across Africa.
Dear Kenneth Kaunda. (He was One of the fonder of OAU) Rest in peace!.
Rest in eternity Mr. Kenneth Kaunda Founding Father of Zambia
Wow in old age, rest in peace
RIP KK
RIP
We the true African unapologetically have no respect for this guy
May his soul RIP 🙏
Why is the western media so burnt out on tarnishing legacies of great sons of the soil…pathetic to you sellout reporters of the MSM ..RIP Tata KK 😢
MHSRIP
Rest in peace, sir.
Nevermind the troubles, your contribution to anti-colonialism and against AIDS will very much be appreciated.
Farewell, KK.
Another socialist brethren of India gone🙏 RIP
Solid, rugged and dogged, rest easy great one.
You came,saw and conquered
DODORIMA, DOUBLE EGEDE FOR YOU MILORDY.
KRF PREPARE A CONFORTABLE PLACE FOR YOU
THE SON OF AFRICA 🌍THE FATHER OF A NATION
May his soul rest in peace
Ramsey gi goal…RIP trus
Rest in peace our legend
RIP KK
Wayne.
🇿🇲On the internal,National-Zambian Politics, the first President of Zambia, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, will be remember on how he successfully united all Zambian Citizens together to peacefully co-exist under the “One Zambia One Nation” motto; by breaking down regional tribal segregation, uniting churches together like the formation of the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) and ultimately by establishing a “One Party Participatory Democracy” in order to eradicate political violence. 🇿🇲
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Was he a dictatorship?
May his soul rest in peace 🙏🙏🙏
💜💜💜 too much love for kaunda
Powerful
I was born in then Northern Rhodesia, and I grew up in what became Zambia. I remember Ba Kenneth Kaunda with fondness and respect. May you RIP, Sir. My thoughts and prayers are with you all, my fellow Zambians 🇿🇲
Thank you! Aljazeera
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