What Will Zambia Remember About Late Former President Edgar Lungu?
13:18 06.06.2025 (Updated: 14:49 06.06.2025)
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Zambia's Former President Edgar Lungu Dies at 68
Lungu passed away on Thursday at a hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, where he had been receiving specialized treatment, his political party, the Patriotic Front, declared.
Lungu passed away on Thursday at a hospital in Pretoria, South Africa, where he had been receiving specialized treatment, his political party, the Patriotic Front, declared.
"We must mourn together as one people, above political affiliation or personal conviction, as we honor the life of a man who once held the highest office in our land," President Hakainde Hichilema said in a statement, delivering his condolences to his family, party, and the entire nation.
What will Zambia remember about Lungu?
Presidential Timeline:
⦁ took office in 2015 after President Michael Sata's death;
⦁ elected for a full five-year term in 2016;
⦁ lost re-election to Hichilema in 2021;
⦁ barred from running again in 2026 by the Constitutional Court.
Presidential legacy:
⦁ Advocated for the "One Zambia One Nation" principle, a post-independence unity slogan;
⦁ Launched significant infrastructure projects;
⦁ Under his rule, Zambia faced a deteriorating financial situation, leading to a debt default in 2020.
Background:
⦁ Born November 11, 1956, in Ndola, a city in Zambia's Copperbelt Province;
⦁ Lawyer by training; served as justice and defense minister under President Sata.
Presidential Timeline:
⦁ took office in 2015 after President Michael Sata's death;
⦁ elected for a full five-year term in 2016;
⦁ lost re-election to Hichilema in 2021;
⦁ barred from running again in 2026 by the Constitutional Court.
Presidential legacy:
⦁ Advocated for the "One Zambia One Nation" principle, a post-independence unity slogan;
⦁ Launched significant infrastructure projects;
⦁ Under his rule, Zambia faced a deteriorating financial situation, leading to a debt default in 2020.
Background:
⦁ Born November 11, 1956, in Ndola, a city in Zambia's Copperbelt Province;
⦁ Lawyer by training; served as justice and defense minister under President Sata.
