Nana Addo mourns former Zambian President Kaunda

June 21, 2021 8:07 AM

On behalf of the government and the people of Ghana, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended his condolences to the people of Zambia over the death of former president Kenneth Kaunda.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with Kenneth Kaunda

Kaunda, who died at the age of 97, ruled Zambia from 1964, when the Southern African country won its independence from Britain, to 1991.

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He died while on admission at a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka, suffering from pneumonia.

The former leader of Zambia became one of the most committed activists against HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Nana Addo expressing his condolence to the people of Zambia in a Twitter post said "On behalf of the Govt & people of Ghana & on my own behalf, I extend sincere condolences to the President, Govt & people of Zambia on the loss of their first President & one of the icons of Africa’s independence movement, Kenneth David Kaunda. May his soul rest in perfect peace."