Search
Search
Journalism from the heart of crises
  1. Home
  2. Africa

Kaunda to contest 2001 election

    JOHANNESBURG
    Opposition leader Kenneth Kaunda has been endorsed as presidential candidate for the 2001 elections by his UNIP party, local news reports said on Monday. At the end of a four day central committee meeting, a senior UNIP official said: "This has marked the end of intra-party fighting, we are now working to make (UNIP) a formidable force for the 2001 elections." Kaunda, who led Zambia at independence, has lost the last two elections since 1991 to the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy and its president Frederick Chiluba.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Get the day’s top headlines in your inbox every morning

    Starting at just $5 a month, you can become a member of The New Humanitarian and receive our premium newsletter, DAWNS Digest.

    DAWNS Digest has been the trusted essential morning read for global aid and foreign policy professionals for more than 10 years.

    Government, media, global governance organisations, NGOs, academics, and more subscribe to DAWNS to receive the day’s top global headlines of news and analysis in their inboxes every weekday morning.

    It’s the perfect way to start your day.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian today and you’ll automatically be subscribed to DAWNS Digest – free of charge.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join