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Levy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.

Date
19 Aug 2008
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Levy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.

Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was born in Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) in 1948. He studied law at the University of Zambia and went on to form his own law firm, Mwanawasa & Company. He left the firm in 1992 when then President, Frederick Chiluba appointed him Vice President following a court victory in a high profile case that involved Chiluba’s predecessor, Kenneth Kaunda. He resigned as Vice President in 1994, and retired from politics in 1996. He returned 2001 when he was elected as the presidential candidate by the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) for the 2001 elections. Mwanawasa won the elections and became Zambia’s third President. He died while serving his second term on 19 August 2008. He is noted for his role in the eradication of corruption in Zambia.

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  1. 01Britannica Levy Patrick Mwanawasa [Online] Available at: https://global.britannica.com [Accessed on 13 August 2013]
  2. 02Boddy-Evans A. (2013) Biography: Levy Patrick Mwanawasa from About African History [Online] Available at: https://africanhistory.about.com [Accessed on 13 August 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2013, August 15). Levy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096300

South African History Online (2013) 'Levy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.', South African History Online, 15 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096300 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).

South African History Online, Levy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096300, (accessed 5 August 2026).

"Levy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.." South African History Online, 15 Aug. 2013, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096300. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Levy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.." South African History Online. August 15, 2013. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0096300.

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