Kenneth Kaunda, the former and first president of Zambia, previously Northern Rhodesia, was charged with concealing information about a failed coup in 1997. The charges were dropped four months later and Kaunda was released from 'house arrest'.
eventREF E-0013350Revised
18 February 1998
Kaunda is charged with concealing information.
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- 30 Sep 2019
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- 01The new york times,"Zambian Ex-President Facing Charges in Coup",From: The new york times,[Online],Available at:www.nytimes.com,[Accessed on:31 January 2014]
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Kaunda is charged with concealing information.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013350
South African History Online (2011) 'Kaunda is charged with concealing information.', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013350 (Accessed: 6 November 2026).
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"Kaunda is charged with concealing information.." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0013350. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.
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