LEVY MWANAWASA

The Independent - London;  August 20, 2008 ;     700+ words ......critic of Robert Mugabe LEVY MWANAWASA, President of Zambia since...from Britain in 1964 when Mwanawasa was just 15, and his early...controversial re-election, Mwanawasa had been expected to urge...before the summit began, Mwanawasa suffered a serious stroke...collapsed. Botswana followed ...

President of Zambia spoke against mugabe ; Zambian President Levy...

Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK);  August 22, 2008 ;     500 words ...Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who broke the African...has died aged 59. Mr Mwanawasa, who passed away in a...older African leaders. Mr Mwanawasa was equally outspoken...begin attacking China," Mr Mwanawasa told an audience in the United States last year. Mr Mwanawasa won praise for ...

America leads tributes to Mwanawasa of Zambia; INTERNATIONAL.(Features)

The Birmingham Post (England);  August 21, 2008 ;     269 words ......tributes to Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa, who broke the African tradition...Zimbabwe's economic ruin. Mr Mwanawasa, aged 59, died on Tuesday...Egypt. Mr Bush praised Mr Mwanawasa for speaking out against human...others were silent . President Mwanawasa was a champion of democracy...

Profile: Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa

Xinhua News Agency;  August 19, 2008 ;     404 words ...Profile: Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa LUSAKA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has died in a military hospital in Paris...Copperbelt Province on Sept. 3, 1948, Mwanawasa started to emerge politically when he...

Non-committal reports on Mwanawasa's condition after stroke fuel fears...

Cape Times (South Africa);  July 28, 2008 ;     535 words ......the condition of President Levy Mwanawasa has been stable since his...reasons. They are convinced Mwanawasa is permanently incapacitated...state. It could mean that Mwanawasa remains unconscious. When...in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Mwanawasa had been one of the few regional...

Levy Mwanawasa, 59; Zambian Leader Praised for Fighting Against Corruption

The Washington Post;  August 20, 2008 ;     535 words ...Levy Mwanawasa, 59, the president of Zambia...Paris after a stroke. Mr. Mwanawasa suffered a stroke June...of crushing poverty. Mr. Mwanawasa was Zambia's third president...independence hero. Mr. Mwanawasa's death leaves a power...

Profile: Mwanawasa, From Professional Lawyer to Presidential Candidate

Xinhua News Agency;  December 26, 2001 ;     501 words ......he will be punished," said Levy Mwanawasa, presidential candidate of...Multiparty Democracy (MMD). Mwanawasa, a prominent professional...this is law. No." Although Mwanawasa belongs to a small ethnic...president Kenneth Kaunda. Mwanawasa, one of the founders of the...

Mwanawasa's body arrives in Lusaka

Xinhua News Agency;  August 23, 2008 ;     222 words ...Mwanawasa's body arrives in Lusaka LUSAKA...of Zambian late President Levy Mwanawasa who died in Paris last week...agent Grey Simbwende regarded Mwanawasa as "the most hard-working...over whether the death of Mwanawasa will derail the country's...not have the same vision," Mwanawasa, ...

Mwanawasa's death a blow for Southern Africa.(News)

The Sunday Independent (South Africa);  August 24, 2008 ;     537 words ...Lusaka - Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa's death has dealt a double...fresh polls within 90 days. Mwanawasa, as chairman of the Southern...Robert Mugabe's policies. Mwanawasa, 59, died in a French hospital...vice-president. Describing Mwanawasa as a good friend and comrade...

Mwanawasa fires cabinet minister who testified against him

AP Worldstream;  November 26, 2002 ;     256 words ......Zambia Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa fired a cabinet minister who...candidates seeking to have Mwanawasa's presidential victory nullified...last week that he had given Mwanawasa the use of a government vehicle...Court were allegations that Mwanawasa's ruling party sold cornmeal...

Mwanawasa hit by bronchitis

AP Worldstream;  October 18, 2002 ;     137 words ......Zambia Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa was resting Friday after being...bronchitis, officials said. Mwanawasa, who had been traveling extensively...Yoyo said. Earlier this year, Mwanawasa, 53, was admitted to the hospital...after three days of bed rest. Mwanawasa's health has been the ...

Why Africa needs more cabbage; Zambia.(Zambia loses a good president with...

The Economist (US);  August 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ......a decent president, Zambia's Levy Mwanawasa, raises questions about the state...elsewhere in the continent ON PAPER, Levy Mwanawasa should never have been president...others more powerful. But Mr Mwanawasa, who died this week in France...

Profile: Mwanawasa reelected Zambian president

Xinhua News Agency;  October 2, 2006 ;     331 words ...Profile: Mwanawasa reelected Zambian president LUSAKA...Sakala declared here Monday that Levy Mwanawasa, who collected 43 percent of the...Following is the introduction to Mwanawasa, who became the third president of...in Mufulira, Copperbelt province, Mwanawasa is the second of a 10-children ...

Mwanawasa survives attack on presidency

AP Worldstream;  August 13, 2003 ;     289 words ......LUSAKA, Zambia President Levy Mwanawasa survived an attack on his...members to back the opposition. Mwanawasa has angered many senior officials...lawmakers cast their ballots, Mwanawasa's leadership was still in...impeachment motion accused Mwanawasa of not upholding the values...

VOA NEWS: ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT LEVY MWANAWASA DIES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 19, 2008 ;     222 words ......following story: Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has died in a French hospital...President Rupiah Banda says Mr. Mwanawasa died at about 10:30 in the...seven-day mourning period for Mr. Mwanawasa would begin immediately. The...hospital in early July. Mr. Mwanawasa had served as the ...