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Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian President, during press conference.
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Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian President, during press conference.
News of Kenneth David Kaunda's passing, at age 97, has reverberated across the globe. Kaunda, affectionately known as KK, was Zambia's first President from 1964 to 1991.