Kenneth Kaunda, Father of Modern Zambia, Dies at 97

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The man known as Zambia’s founding father has died at the age of 97. Kenneth Kaunda rose to power during Africa’s heady post-independence period, when dozens of former European colonies gained their freedom. VOA’s Anita Powell reports from Johannesburg on the death of this African giant.

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