Death and state funeral of Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda, the first President of Zambia, died on 17 June 2021 at Mina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka. The government announced a 21-day mourning period. During the mourning period Kaunda's body was taken around all 10 provincial towns and in each provincial capital, and a short church ceremony was conducted by the Military and the United Church of Zambia which Kaunda belonged.^[1] The state funeral took place on 2 July. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions attendance was strictly by invitation.^[2][3] The funeral service was broadcast on national TV networks in Zambia, South Africa and around the region.^[4] Several African countries had declared an official period of national mourning. Zimbabwe declared fourteen days of mourning;^[5] South Africa declared ten days of mourning;^[6] Botswana,^[7] Malawi,^[8] Namibia^[9] and Tanzania^[9] all declared seven days of mourning; Mozambique^[10] declared six days of mourning; South Sudan^[11] declared three days of mourning; Cuba^[12] declared one day of mourning.

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