Frederick Chiluba | |
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2nd President of Zambia | |
In office 2 November 1991 – 2 January 2002 | |
Vice President | Levy Mwanawasa Godfrey Miyanda Christon Tembo Enoch Kavindele |
Preceded by | Kenneth Kaunda |
Succeeded by | Levy Mwanawasa |
Personal details | |
Born | Musangu village, Mwense District, Luapula Province Northern Rhodesia | 30 April 1943
Died | 18 June 2011 Lusaka, Zambia | (aged 68)
Cause of death | Heart Attack[1] |
Resting place | Embassy Park 15°25′19″S 28°18′34″E / 15.421884°S 28.309314°E |
Nationality | Zambian |
Political party | MMD |
Spouse(s) | Vera Tembo (19??–2000) Regina Mwanza (2002–2011) |
Children | 9 |
Profession | Trade Union official |
Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba (30 April 1943 – 18 June 2011) was a Zambian politician who was the second president of Zambia from 1991 to 2002. Chiluba, a trade union leader, won the country's multi-party presidential election in 1991 as the candidate of the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD), defeating long-time President Kenneth Kaunda. He was re-elected in 1996. As he was unable to run for a third term in 2001, former Vice President Levy Mwanawasa instead ran as the MMD candidate and succeeded him. After leaving office, Chiluba was the subject of a long investigation and trial regarding alleged corruption; he was eventually acquitted in 2009.