Christon Tembo
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Lt. Gen. Christon Tembo was a vice-president and army commander in Zambia
. He was foreign minister from 1995 to 1996 and then vice-president from 1997 to 2001. He ran for president in the December 2001 election and took third place, with about 13% of the vote.
In 1989, he and others were charged with plotting to overthrow then president Kenneth Kaunda
, which was judged as an act of treason worthy of the death penalty. He was defended in court successfully by attorney Levy Mwanawasa
, who was elected as president in 2002.
He retired from military service in 1990 and joined the Movement for Multiparty Democracy
as vice-president of the party under Frederick Chiluba
, who became president in 1991. He fell out with Chiluba over his attempt to gain a third term in office in 2001, and then formed the Forum for Democracy and Development
(FDD) as a breakaway party, which he led until his death.
He died on March 6, 2009 in Lusaka
.
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
. He was foreign minister from 1995 to 1996 and then vice-president from 1997 to 2001. He ran for president in the December 2001 election and took third place, with about 13% of the vote.
In 1989, he and others were charged with plotting to overthrow then president Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth David Kaunda, known as KK, served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991.-Early life:Kaunda was the youngest of eight children. He was born at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali, Northern Province of Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia...
, which was judged as an act of treason worthy of the death penalty. He was defended in court successfully by attorney Levy Mwanawasa
Levy Mwanawasa
Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was the third President of Zambia. He ruled the country from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. He is credited for having initiated a campaign to rid the country of corruption...
, who was elected as president in 2002.
He retired from military service in 1990 and joined the Movement for Multiparty Democracy
Movement for Multiparty Democracy
The Movement for Multi-party Democracy is a political party in Zambia. Originally formed to oust the previous government, MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001, when its past leader, Frederick Chiluba was president of the country...
as vice-president of the party under Frederick Chiluba
Frederick Chiluba
Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba was a Zambian politician who was the second President of Zambia from 1991 to 2002. Chiluba, a trade union leader, won the country's multi-party presidential election in 1991 as the candidate of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy , defeating long-time President...
, who became president in 1991. He fell out with Chiluba over his attempt to gain a third term in office in 2001, and then formed the Forum for Democracy and Development
Forum for Democracy and Development
The Forum for Democracy and Development is a political party in Zambia.The FDD was founded in 2001 by former members of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy , disaffected by Frederick Chiluba's efforts to change the constitution to allow him to stand for a third term...
(FDD) as a breakaway party, which he led until his death.
He died on March 6, 2009 in Lusaka
Lusaka
Lusaka is the capital and largest city of Zambia. It is located in the southern part of the central plateau, at an elevation of about 1,300 metres . It has a population of about 1.7 million . It is a commercial centre as well as the centre of government, and the four main highways of Zambia head...
.