Zambia remembers Mwanawasa, Wife

Levy Mwanawasa

Maureen Mwanawasa

Today a Joint Memorial for President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa and former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa will be held at TwinPalm Baptist Church, Twinpalm Road, Ibex Hill.

President Hakainde Hichilema led Dignitaries, Government officials and family in laying of wreaths at Presidential Burial Site Mwanawasa is buried.

President Mwanawasa was Zambia’s third President. He died in office in his second termin 2008 after coming into office through a disputed election of 2001.

He died from Paris after suffering a stroke while attempting an African Union Summit in Egypt. He had been evacuated to France for treatment.

While Maureen Kakubo Mwanawasa died last year.

Despite coming to office with a narrow disputed win of 27.000 votes against his close contender Anderson Mazoka of UPND, President Mwanawasa is most celebrated former President of Zambia.

How do you remember President Mwanawasa?