Dr kenneth kaunda biography template

1. Biography of Kenneth Kaunda
2. Early Life and Education
3. Political Career
4. Later Years

Biography of Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth David Kaunda, commonly known as Kenneth Kaunda, was a Zambian politician and statesman.

He was born on April 28, 1924, in Lubwa Mission, a Scottish Presbyterian Church mission in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). Kaunda belonged to the Tonga ethnic group.

Early Life and Education

Kaunda completed his primary education in Lubwa and his secondary education in Lusaka.

Dr kenneth kaunda biography template

From 1943 to 1949, he worked as a teacher and a civil servant in Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, and Tanganyika.

Political Career

In 1952, Kaunda became the leader of the African National Congress of Northern Rhodesia in the Northern Province.

He later led the formation of the United National Independence Party (UNIP) in 1958, after the ANC was banned by the government. Kaunda wa