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Goodbye Mr. President

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anayawa

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The Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa SC and chairman of SADC passed away yesterday in  France where he was having treatment for his stroke. So my country has no president and is in national mourning for seven days.  I personally do not really know how it was like under President Mwanawasa’s rule but seems like a lot people really liked him. May his soul rest in peace.

 I wonder what happens when a president passes away while still in office. But obviously there will be elections. Unfortunately, I will not be allowed to vote because it is still under debate whether or not Zambians living abroad should be allowed to vote. Some people say no because Zambians living in foreign countries do not know exactly how the situation is in the country and there is no system allowing voting abroad etc. Others say yes because its in the constitution, every citizen has the right to vote.

I just needed to let this out, one of my patriotic moments.


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August 19, 2008 | Filed Under General Forum 

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2 Responses to “Goodbye Mr. President”

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    Annette
    Annette Says:
    August 21st, 2008 at 8:15 am

    I paid particular attention to the obituaries of President Mwanawasa because of this post. Zambia, Africa and the world have lost a man of high integrity and decency. His death is truly a loss in a way that the death of most politicians is not.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/19/zambia?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

    Thank you for this post.

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    miyon
    miyon Says:
    August 28th, 2008 at 12:26 am

    Anayawa, I do not have the answer to your question but when I read the article (Thanks Annette) I was drawn to President Mwanawasa.

    It was impressive to read this:
    “A former lawyer, Mwanawasa was regarded as one of the Africa’s most progressive leaders. His efforts to tackle corruption helped win Zambia widespread debt relief. Under his leadership, Zambia’s economy grew at 5%, helped by the buoyant copper price, while inflation dropped to the lowest level in three decades. Mwanawasa freely admitted, however, that the benefits had not trickled down sufficiently to the poor.”

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