Levy Mwanawasa

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Levy Mwanawasa was a Zambian lawyer and politician who served as the country's third president, noted for his anti-corruption stance and efforts to stabilize the economy.

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Levy Mwanawasa canonical 4

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instanceOf human
lawyer
politician
advocatedFor democratic governance in Zambia
rule of law in Zambia
birthDate 1948-09-03
birthPlace Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia
linked to: Mufulira
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship Zambia
criticized Robert Mugabe’s governance in Zimbabwe
deathDate 2008-08-19
deathPlace Paris, France
linked to: Paris
educatedAt University of Zambia
headOfGovernmentOf Zambia
headOfStateOf Zambia
heldTitle State Counsel
honoredBy state funeral in Zambia
implementedPolicy anti-corruption investigations of senior officials
fiscal discipline measures in Zambia
public sector reform in Zambia
inauguratedByElection 2001 Zambian general election
knownFor criticizing corruption in previous administrations
promoting good governance in Zambia
strengthening public financial management in Zambia
legalCareer private legal practice in Zambia
memberOfPoliticalParty Movement for Multi-Party Democracy
notableFor anti-corruption stance
economic stabilization policies
numberOfChildren 6
occupation lawyer
politician
officeEnd 2008-08-19
officeStart 2002-01-02
orderInOffice 3rd President of Zambia
participatedIn Southern African Development Community (SADC) summits
positionHeld President of Zambia
Vice President of Zambia
precededBy Frederick Chiluba
reasonForResignation disagreements with President Frederick Chiluba
reElectedIn 2006 Zambian general election
regionOfActivity Southern Africa
religion Christianity
resignedFromOffice Vice President of Zambia
spouse Maureen Mwanawasa
succeededBy Rupiah Banda
supportedBy international financial institutions
termAsVicePresidentEnd 1994
termAsVicePresidentStart 1991
vicePresidentUnder Frederick Chiluba

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Frederick Chiluba succeededBy Levy Mwanawasa
Rupiah Banda preceded by Levy Mwanawasa