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	Christon Tembo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Christon Tembo (born 1944) is a former vice-president and army commander in Zambia.
		He ran for president in the December 2001 election and took third place, with about 13% of the vote.
		^ "Tembo: Waiting in the wings", BBC News, December 17, 2001.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christon_Tembo (112 words)

	AEGiS-Reuters: Zambia's Tembo Promises Cheaper AIDS Drugs
		MAKENI, Zambia (Reuters) - Zambian presidential contender Christon Tembo tried to woo voters on the eve of Thursday's poll with a promise of cheaper AIDS drugs to help combat the epidemic that is decimating the professional class.
		Tembo, a 57-year-old former vice president who now heads the opposition FDD, said he was encouraged by the support he had received during a hard-fought election campaign.
		Tembo said it was too early to discuss whether his party would be willing to join a coalition government.
	www.aegis.com /news/re/2001/RE011233.html (766 words)

	ZTO people section : Tembo Explains His Private Meeting With Levy
		Tembo said he was surprised at the manner President Mwanawasa twisted whatever was discussed in that meeting.
		Tembo said after a few days, the meeting was arranged at State House and he was accompanied by party national chairman Simon Zukas, vice-president Edith Nawakwi, Chifumu Banda and Agness Ngoma.
		Tembo said he was reluctant to disclose what he discussed with President Mwanawasa because unlike him, he respect confidentiality.
	people.zambezitimes.com /fulltxt.php?id_news=6 (1027 words)

	SADOCC - News - ZAMBIA: Tembo and Mwanawasa in front for presidency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Former vice-presidents Christon Tembo and Levy Mwanawasa have emerged as frontrunners to succeed Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, who retires at the end of his final term next month, analysts said on Friday.
		Tembo led a stunning cabinet revolt in April against Chiluba's efforts to extend his rule beyond the constitutional limit of two five-year terms.
		Tembo formed the opposition FDD, which is poised to give the MMD a stiff challenge at the polls.
	www.sadocc.at /news2002/2001-72.shtml (249 words)

	iin
		Former vice-president Christon Tembo stormed into police headquarters on Thursday claiming he had received reliable information that he was about to be arrested for "some acts of sabotage," former labour minister Edith Nawakwi said.
		Tembo was a high-profile opponent of President Frederick Chiluba's unconstitutional re-election bid, which the president insisted on Sunday he had dropped.
		Tembo claimed the Zambian intelligence service had planned to cause disturbance in the country and to bomb a few strategic institutions, only to later link those acts to the former ministers who had opposed Chiluba's bid for a third term in office, Nawakwi said.
	www.dispatch.co.za /2001/05/12/foreign/IIN.HTM (287 words)

	Zambia - Elections 2001 - Sustainable Democracy - SARDC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Tembo and Miyanda, two other former vice-presidents, and the ex-Anglo-American Corporation President(East and Central Africa), Mazoka are all trying to slice into what once was MMD domain and will, from all appearances, make life hard for Mwanawasa.
		FDD are the party that seems to cause the MMD most concern, mainly because it's a high-profile off-shoot from the ruling party, born at the height of a nation-wide civil society and church-based campaign that successfully prevented Chiluba from altering the nation's constitution to run for a third term.
		Tembo, then vice-president, led a cabinet revolt that saw 21 ministers and deputies sacked by Chiluba in the middle of his year for publicly opposing him.
	www.sardc.net /sd/Elections2001/Zambia/article5.html (1218 words)

	SADOCC - News - ZAMBIA: Tension before elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the beginning of December, the government denied landing rights for a chartered plane carrying FDD president Christon Tembo to the northern town of Mbala, on the Tanzania border, where he had gone to campaign.
		It was Tembo who, as vice president, led a cabinet revolt against Chiluba's plans to stay in office beyond his constitutional limit of 10 years.
		Tembo and Chiluba's candidate Levy Mwanawasa have emerged as frontrunners in Zambia's most open political contest since independence in 1964.
	www.sadocc.at /news2002/2001-86.shtml (397 words)

	The Hindu : Ex-Chiluba aide's murder raises questions
		Tembo was killed at his home in a pre-dawn attack this morning by unidentified attackers who shot him in the head, with his wife being forced to watch the killing.
		Tembo, who had recently joined the newly floated opposition party, Forum for Democracy and Development, was due to give evidence later today before a tribunal inquiring into allegations of corruption against three Ministers, including the Finance Minister, Mr.
		Tembo, who was a deputy minister of finance and deputy national secretary of the MMD, fell out with Mr.
	www.hindu.com /thehindu/2001/07/07/stories/0307000d.htm (366 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Tembo: Waiting in the wings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		President Frederick Chiluba's most recent number two, gangly army man Christon Tembo, is among a handful of presidential wannabes tipped to take over when Zambians go to the polls on 27 December.
		Mr Tembo was only really propelled into the full glare of the political limelight six months ago when he and others were sacked for publicly opposing outgoing President Chiluba's unconstitutional bid to run for a third term.
		A recent TV performance by him was ripped to shreds by the local press, with one commentator describing his speech as "incoherent like that of a child learning to talk or a drunken man persuading a bartender to give him beer on credit".
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/africa/1715324.stm (678 words)

	'Own goal' could bar Zambian leader from poll
		Christon Tembo, a former Zambian vice-president who was elected leader of the opposition Forum for Democracy and Development on Sunday, could be disqualified because his father was born in Malawi, Vice President Enock Kavindele said in the state-run Times of Zambia.
		Tembo and a host of other politicians left the ruling party earlier this year after President Frederick Chiluba flirted with running for an unconstitutional third term in office.
		Tembo had held several government portfolios in both Kaunda's and Chiluba's governments and his nationality had never been questioned, said Fisho Mwale, a spokesman for the opposition party.
	www.iol.co.za /general/avant_newsview.php?click_id=68&art_id=qw1003161963757Z514&set_id=6 (245 words)

	Articles African Institute for equal rights on the global market
		In reply, Gen. Tembo revealed very damaging information on the MMD’s campaign financing which were used during the run up to the 2001 elections.
		It was alleged that drug money was used to hire an aircraft that took the late MMD secretary Paul Tembo around the country in the run-up to the December 27, 2001 presidential and parliamentary elections.
		Tembo could not have told a lie, he was part of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the MMD and was very influential in the executive body.
	asp.african-institute.org /articles.asp?Indeks=175 (1075 words)

	Former Zambian deputies tipped for presidency
		Lusaka - Former vice-presidents Christon Tembo and Levy Mwanawasa have emerged as frontrunners to succeed Zambian President Frederick Chiluba, who retires at the end of his final term next month, said analysts on Friday.
		Allegations that Mwanawasa is a Chiluba surrogate continued to undermine his campaign, while Tembo has recently weathered a campaign to bar him from the poll over allegations that he was a Malawian.
		Fred Mutesa, another University of Zambia analyst, said it was the third-term debate that gave Tembo the edge over his opponents, although the man to beat remained Mwanawasa.
	www.iol.co.za /general/avant_newsview.php?click_id=68&art_id=qw1006511401160B251&set_id=6 (513 words)

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		Tembo devait en effet témoigner, le jour même, devant un tribunal spécial sur une affaire de corruption impliquant trois ministres appartenant au Mouvement pour la démocratie multipartite (MMD - au pouvoir).
		Christon Tembo, membre du FDD (opposition), a accusé la police d'avoir maquillé des preuves concernant ce meurtre.
		La balle a été subtilisée et remplacée par une autre", a affirmé Christon Tembo, ancien vice-président zambien, lui aussi passé depuis peu de temps dans l'opposition.
	www.afrique-express.com /archive/AUSTRALE/zambie/zambiearticlespoliti/232mortdetembo.htm (491 words)

	CNN.com - State behind murder, says opposition - July 7, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Paul Tembo, 41, who had joined the opposition in a bid to unseat his former boss, was shot dead at his home on Friday.
		General Christon Tembo, leader of the opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD), said on Saturday: "I would not be surprised to learn that (Tembo's) information would have linked people in government to corruption and they decided to eliminate him.
		General Tembo, who is no relation to the victim, said the murder was part of Chiluba's "blatant intention" to revive the third term issue after next week's summit meeting in Zambia of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU).
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/africa/07/07/zambia.death (571 words)

	The Namibian \| Africa News \| Chiluba's key ally defects to opposition
		The defection of Tembo, who also spearheaded Chiluba's campaign for re-election in the 1996 general polls, is seen as a major political setback for the embattled leader.
		Tembo lost by one vote to Enoch Kavindele when he stood as Chiluba's vice president in party elections in April.
		The FDD was formed by former top MMD members - among them ex-vice president Christon Tembo - who were expelled by the party two months ago for opposing Chiluba's bid for a third term.
	www.namibian.com.na /2001/June/africa/01F6A9F75C.html (344 words)

	africast.com - News List
		Vice-President Tembo said the Church should not be worried with those making calls for President Chiluba to run for another term.
		Vice-President Tembo said even in the Second Republic, this problem was not with Dr. Kenneth Kaunda but with the system and people that advised the former president.
		And Vice-President Tembo yesterday condemned the harassment of opposition party cadres and people perceived to be anti-third term by MMD pro third term cadres.
	news.africast.com /article.php?newsID=13166&strRegion=Central (946 words)

	Woman picked for 2006 polls
		Nawakwi, 44, is one of the founding members of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) and held senior ministerial posts before she was sacked in 2001 for opposing a bid by then president Frederick Chiluba to run for a third term in office.
		Nawakwi and several other former ministers formed the FDD in 2001, led by former president Christon Tembo.
		Nawakwi, a mother of three, served as Chiluba's labour minister, agriculture minister and energy minister before she was sacked from government.
	www.news24.com /News24/Africa/News/0,6119,2-11-1447_1698461,00.html (276 words)

	General Election Who's Who (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Several of the parties are less than six months old, having been established by former members of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) who joined the ranks of the opposition in protest against an unconstitutional third-term bid by Chiluba early this year.
		Christon Tembo - FDD: Also served as Chiluba's vice president until he resigned, along with several other members of the cabinet, to oppose Chiluba's third term bid.
		Earlier, he served as Chiluba's tourism minister and, earlier still, as Zambia army commander in the 1980s until he was arrested and charged with treason for purportedly plotting a coup against former president Kenneth Kaunda.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=17864 (1120 words)

	MS Zambia - Til julevalg i Zambia
		I spidsen for FDD står Christon Tembo, som er tidligere vicepræsident i Chilubas regering.
		Christon Tembo er efter ti år i regering med Chiluba et kendt ansigt i Zambia og kan sammen med en række andre tidligere MMD-medlemmer, der nu troner i FDD, trække stemmer fra MMD.
		Han er ligesom Tembo tidligere vicepræsident under Chiluba, men modsat de nyligt frafaldne MMD-medlemmer forlod han partiet i 1994, fordi han ikke længere kunne stå inde for dets politik.
	www.ms.dk /sw14662.asp (730 words)

	CNN.com - Riot after Zambia election result - July 18, 2001
		The Chawama by-election filled the seat left vacant when Zambia's former vice president, Christon Tembo, resigned from the ruling party in May.
		Tembo has helped form the new party consisting of former cabinet ministers who were fired or resigned in opposition to President Frederick Chiluba's attempt to run for an unconstitutional third term.
		Chiluba recently declared he would not seek a third term, but his party has not proposed another candidate for the elections to be held before the end of the year.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/africa/07/18/election.violence/index.html (425 words)

	VOANews.com - Zambia Opposition Picks Tembo to Challenge Chiluba's Successor
		Zambia's main opposition party has elected former vice president and ex-army commander Christon Tembo as its candidate in presidential elections to be held later this year.
		General Tembo was selected Sunday after ballot counting at a party congress of the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) in Lusaka.
		President Frederick Chiluba sacked General Tembo along with several other ministers from the government in May. They had opposed President Chiluba's efforts to stay in power in defiance of a constitutional term limit.
	www.help-for-you.com /news/Oct2001/Oct14/PRT14-5Article.html (145 words)

	BBC News \| AFRICA \| Zambia's opposition chooses leader
		The FDD have already won two parliamentary by-elections and President Chiluba's chosen successor, Levy Mwanawasa, who is the MMD candidate, appears far from assured of victory.
		The ruling party has congratulated Mr Tembo, but has already raised the nationality issue, suggesting Mr Tembo may be ineligible to be president due to foreign parentage.
		Mr Tembo says he does qualify and is a Zambian citizen.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/africa/1600110.stm (438 words)

	The EastAfrican
		Mr Tembo, 57, moved quickly to found the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) after losing the vice-presidency.
		Political analysts argue that it is President Chiluba's futile attempt to hold on to power that prompted President Moi to declare his planned exit six months later.
		Still, another striking similarity between the two presidents is that both have chosen to remain at the helm of their respective parties, retirement notwithstanding.
	www.nationaudio.com /News/EastAfrican/07012002/Regional/Regional00.html (877 words)

	HIV/AIDS in Zambia (August - September 1998) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In Matero, one of Lusaka's poorer neighborhoods, where small houses with tin roofs stretch for miles, overwhelmed grandmothers and households that are a collection of siblings living on their own are easy to find.
		Tembo was waiting for someone to buy tomatoes from her vegetable stand before buying corn meal, which would feed more of them for less.
		Gen Tembo commended the church in Zambia for organising a discussion on executive lifestyle.
	www.medguide.org.zm /aids/aidszam10.htm (6044 words)

	AEGiS-AP: Zambia Pres Says Nation's Poverty Levels Unacceptable
		After laying a wreath at the foot of the Freedom Statue in Lusaka, Mwanawasa honored soldiers, priests, retired teachers and former politicians who had fought for the country's independence.
		However leader of the opposition Forum for Democracy and Development Christon Tembo refused to attend the reception saying there was "nothing to celebrate."
		Tembo said it would be unfair for him to enjoy himself while the majority of Zambians were wallowing in abject poverty and deprivation.
	www.aegis.com /news/ap/2003/AP031040.html (467 words)

	Zambia President Sworn in Amid Fraud Charges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Christon Tembo ran for president on the ticket of the Forum for Democracy and Development.
		He says despite their failure to stop the swearing in, the opposition parties will challenge the results of the election in court.
		Tembo says his party will boycott parliament, but it is not clear whether other opposition parties will do the same.
	www.teachmefinance.com /News/2002/January/2002-01-02-3-Zambia.html (582 words)

	Times of Zambia
		Lieutenant-General Tembo also indicated that he would re-contest his position and was ready to face any challenge.
		The convention to be held next month would give direction to the FDD, a party that was formed by an MMD splinter group led by some Members of Parliament that had objected to attempts by former President Frederick Chiluba’s attempt to go for a third term of office in 2001.
		The three were expelled from the party for accepting the appointments from President Mwanawasa but the High Court ruled that the only body with powers to expel members from the party was the convention.
	www.times.co.zm /news/viewnews.cgi?category=2&id=1107123761 (607 words)

	Rennies Wetland Project - Press Releases
		Vice- President Christon Tembo, who oversees Zambia's disaster management bodies, said the opening of the floodgates had been the lesser of the two evils.
		A far worse flood could have occurred if the water had not been run off from the dam.
		"The opening of the spillways was unavoidable because the water levels were dangerously high, " observed Tembo.
	psybergate.com /wetfix/Press/Press25/press.htm (656 words)

	SALAN - News & Views (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lt Gen Tembo said President Mwanawasa must be given credit for admitting that things were not that rosy after all.
		Lt Gen Tembo said the answer to Zambia’s current problems lie in getting all stakeholders together to resolve and not merely inviting them to State House in order to influence them as individuals.
		Lt Gen Tembo said it was government’s responsibility to initiate the move to gather all stakeholders to resolve political and economic issues of the country.
	www.salan.org /News_Views/news_detail.asp?art_Id=771 (563 words)

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