Rupiah Banda, who ruled Zambia for three years and faced corruption charges after leaving office on which he was acquitted, has died. He was 85.

FILE Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda at the State House in Lusaka, Zambia. June 10, 2011. Zambia has declared seven days of national mourning following the death of the country's fourth ...

On 11 March 2022, Rupiah Banda, Zambia’s fourth republican president died. His death came nine months after that of his mentor, one-time boss, and Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda.

Zambian late former President Rupiah Banda, who ruled from 2008 to 2011 and died at 85 last week after a battle with cancer, was buried at Embassy Park in Lusaka, the capital, on Friday.

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LUSAKA, March 11 (Reuters) - Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday after a battle with colon cancer, his son told Reuters.

LUSAKA, Zambia – Zambia's former president, Rupiah Banda, was arrested by police for alleged abuse of authority and corruption. Banda, 76, who ruled Zambia from 2008 to 2011, was charged with ...

Unfortunately, the nation has been in mourning. This week Zambia’s fourth President, Rupiah Banda, was laid to rest. He was a regional leader and devoted “Pan-Africanist”.

Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda's son Andrew (4th R) leaves Woodlands Police Station on May 31, 2012 in Lusaka. Andrew Banda was arrested Thursday on charges of defaming his father's ...

FILE Former Zambian President Rupiah Banda at the State House in Lusaka, Zambia. June 10, 2011. Zambia has declared seven days of national mourning following the death of the country's fourth ...

LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia has declared seven days of national mourning following the death of the country’s fourth president, Rupiah Banda, at the age of 85.Banda, who was president from 2008 ...