Kenneth David Kaunda (born 1924), first president of Zambia, was a leading figure in his country's independence movement. Until he stepped down in 1991, he maintained his critical position as the lead...
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Jan 28 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to
have occurred on February 4 in history: 1904 - The Russo-Japanese war began when Japan laid siege to
Port Arthur. 1945 - British Prime ...
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More than 80,000 people gathered for an annual anti-capitalist conference in Kenya's capital on Saturday, hoping to network with other activists and protest global policies they say hurt the poor.T...
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More than 80,000 people gathered for an annual anti-capitalist conference in Kenya's capital on Saturday, marching on Nairobi's largest slum to protest global policies they say hurt the poor.The Wo...
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Oct 28 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on Nov. 4 since 1900: 1918 - Wilfred Owen, the British poet who wrote of his anger
at the cruelty of war, was killed in a...
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Jan 15 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major
events to have occurred on January 22 in history: 1901 - Britain's Queen Victoria died after reigning
for 63 years. 1905 - In Russia, thousands o...
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A British court found Zambia's first democratically elected president guilty of stealing $46 million in government funds Friday and ordered him to repay the entire sum.Frederick Chiluba, president ...
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Lusaka (dpa) - Claims by former Zambian president Frederick
Chiluba that his conviction by a London court for stealing millions
of dollars in public money was "racist" have ...
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Oct 17 (Reuters) - Following are some of the major events to
have occurred on Oct. 24 since 1900: 1922 - The Irish parliament adopted a constitution for an
Irish Free State, which formally came in...
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Area: 752,612 sq km (290,585 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 11,288,000Capital:
Lusaka
Head of state and government:
President
Levy
Mwanawasa
Defying his critics, among whom former president
Kenn...
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Kenneth David Kaunda
Reuters historical calendar - February 4
