Levy Mwanawasa
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| Levy Mwanawasa | |
 Levy Mwanawasa on March 16, 2006 |
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| Presiden Zambia ke-3 | |
| Penjawat kini | |
| Tempoh jawatan | 2 Januari 2002 |
| Didahului oleh | Frederick Chiluba |
| Kelahiran | 3 September, 1948 Mufulira, Zambia |
| Parti politik |
Gerakan Demokrasi Pelbagai Parti |
| Pasangan | Maureen Mwanawasa |
| Pekerjaan | Peguam |
Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (lahir September 3, 1948) merupakan presiden Zambia yang ketiga (berada di pejabat sejak 2002).
Mwanawasa telah lahir di Mufulira, kedua daripada 10 adik beradik, dan memegang ijazah sarjana muda undang-undang daripada University of Zambia. Beliau telah bekerja di firma-firma guaman daripada 1974 hingga 1978 apabila beliau membuka firmanya sendiri Mwanawasa & Company. Dalam tahun 1985, Mwanawasa berkhidmat sebagai Solicitor General Republik Zambia tetapi telah kembali ke latihan guamannya pada tahun berikutnya. Beliau telah dinamakan sebagai Timbalan Presiden Zambia dalam bulan Disember 1991 oleh PresidenFrederick Chiluba yang baru dilantik dan telah meninggalkan firma guamannya dalam bulan Mac 1992.
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On December 8, 1991, Mwanawasa was involved in a serious traffic accident in which his aide died on the spot. He suffered multiple body injuries and was flown to Johannesburg, South Africa for medical treatment. He remained in hospital for 3 months. A lasting effect of the accident is his noticeably slurred speech.
Mwanawasa served as Zambia's vice-president until his resignation in 1994, citing gross abuse of office and corruption by some leaders and insubordination to him by some colleagues. In 1996, he contested Chiluba for the presidency of his party, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), but lost. He retired from active politics again.
In August 2000, the National Executive Committee of MMD elected Mwanawasa as its presidential candidate for the 2001 election. He won the election, held on December 27, 2001, with only 29% due to Zambia's first past the post system, beating 10 other candidates including two other former vice presidents (Godfrey Miyanda and Gen. Christon Tembo); Anderson Mazoka came in a close second with 27%, according to official results. Mwanawasa took office on January 2 2002. The results of the elections were, however, disputed by main opposition parties, including Mazoka's United Party for National Development, which many observers claim had actually won the elections. A court petition to nullify the results of the elections citing many irregularities was overturned under controversial circumstances.
In January 2005, Mwanawasa apologised to the nation for failing to tackle Zambian poverty. About 75% of the country's population live on less than $1 a day, the United Nations' indicator of absolute poverty.
Mwanawasa ran for a second term in the presidential election held on September 28, 2006; Michael Sata was considered his main challenger. His re-election was confirmed on October 2; according to official results, he received 43% of the vote.
Mwanawasa is married to Maureen Mwanawasa and they have four children: Chipokota, Matolo, Lubona and Ntembe. He also has two other children (Miriam and Patrick) from his first marriage. His wife was a baptized member of the Jehovah's Witnesses but has since been disfellowshiped.
| Didahului oleh: Frederick Chiluba |
President of Zambia January 2, 2002–present |
Diikuti oleh: Incumbent |
Templat:ZambianPresidents
| Persondata | |
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| NAMA | Mwanawasa, Levy Patrick |
| NAMA LAIN | |
| HURAIAN RINGKAS | President of Zambia |
| TARIKH LAHIR | September 3, 1948 |
| TEMPAT LAHIR | Mufulira, Zambia |
| TARIKH KEMATIAN | living |
| TEMPAT KEMATIAN | |
