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Zambia

Rupiah Bwezani Banda

Date of Birth: 13/02/1937
Place of Birth: Gwanda, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)


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Can the party hold together?

One old friend is Zambian Vice-President Rupiah Bwezani Banda who called Mugabe the 'greatest leader' while official relations were sour...


Sick man, sick opposition

Divisive Maureen Mangani is believed to be sponsored by Vice-President Rupiah Bwezani Banda who is working quietly to take over the presidency...


The sick man of the south

Zambia's Vice-President Rupiah Banda is a veteran politician with a Zimbabwean wife and close links to ZANU-PF...


Contractor controversy

The Chembe Bridge – now renamed after Zambia’s late President Levy Mwanawasa – was opened by acting President Rupiah Bwezani Banda...


China, India and the vote

Sata's main opponent in the presidential elections will be Acting President Rupiah Bwezani Banda aged 71 of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD)...


Investment and jobs

Zambia's Acting President Rupiah Banda has close ties with the Indian government...


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Li Jinjun

Li met Khumbo Kchali vice-president of Malawi's ruling Democratic Progressive Party Zambia's Acting President Rupiah Banda and Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali...


Neighbours undercover

Zambian Vice-President Rupiah Banda who grew up in Zimbabwe and was Foreign Minister under Kenneth Kaunda flew to Harare on 1 August to mend fences between President Levy Mwanawasa (who called Zimbabwe a 'sinking Titanic') and Robert Mugabe...


Succession sagas

Party officials claim that the new Vice-President Rupiah Banda plucked from the formerly ruling United National Independence Party (UNIP) is not committed to the party and want to push him out...


The Titanic sails at dawn

He suffered a minor stroke in April and may leave the day-to-day running of government to his new Vice-President Rupiah Bwezani Banda...

The new Vice-President Rupiah Banda 69 served as Foreign Minister under ex-President Kenneth Kaunda and helped turn Eastern province from its traditional support for Kaunda to the MMD...


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