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	World Press Review - Zambia - Elections
		Losers in the Dec. 27 presidential election have mounted court challenges to President Levy Mwanawasa’s razor-thin victory.
		“Mwanawasa allowed himself to be imposed on the MMD by Chiluba who hand-picked him for a specific mission, that of protecting him and his henchmen,” the newspaper said.
		Meantime, petitions contesting Mwanawasa’s election from the three leading opposition candidates are pending in the Supreme Court.
	www.worldpress.org /africa/0302zambia.htm (491 words)

	The Raw Story \| Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa aims to continue until 2011 By Olga Manda
		Mwanawasa, known for outbursts of temper and mood swings, has managed to endear himself to some sections of the Zambian public for his stand on corruption - the country's number one "enemy".
		Mwanawasa returned to politics at the invitation of his predecessor Frederick Chiluba to become the preferred presidential candidate of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) in 2001.
		Mwanawasa says he wants to finish the development programmes he started and is the best candidate of the five presidential aspirants.
	rawstory.com /news/2006/Zambian_President_Levy_Mwanawasa_ai_09262006.html (760 words)

	MAIDSTONE MULENGA's FAMOUS ZAMBIANS: LEVY MWANAWASA
		, Mwanawasa while on duty was involved in a nasty road traffic accident in which his aide died on the spot.
		Mwanawasa served as Vice President of Zambia from 1991 until 1994 when he resigned citing gross abuse of office and corruption by some leaders and insubordination to him by some colleagues.
		Mwanawasa is married to Maureen and they have four children — Chipokota, Matolo, Lubona and Ntembe.
	www.geocities.com /maiddie/mwanawasa.html (210 words)

	Republic of Zambia [State House] - The President
		Mwanawasa SC is the 2nd born in a family of 10.
		Mwanawasa was from 1982 – 83 elected to serve as the first Vice Chairman of the Law Association of Zambia, educated at the University of Zambia.
		Mwanawasa was later that year appointed Vice-President of the Republic of Zambia by then President of the Republic Dr. Frederick J.T. Chiluba after the party was elected to office in the General Elections of October 1991.
	www.statehouse.gov.zm /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88&Itemid=57 (1261 words)

	Mwanawasa Re-Elected As Zambia President, Zambia Electoral Commission Says Levy Mwanawasa Was Re-Elected to Second Term ...
		Mwanawasa won with 29 percent of the vote in 2001.
		The disturbances in Chipata began Monday after Irene Mambilima, head judge of the Election Commission, said that, in overnight tallies, Mwanawasa climbed 1 percentage point to 43 percent of the count in 135 districts, where turnout was 70 percent of registered voters.
		Mwanawasa and his Movement for Multiparty Democracy have touted a record of economic and anti-corruption policies that have won praise from international donors, who last year agreed to cancel nearly all of Zambia's $7.2 billion foreign debt.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/10/03/ap/world/mainD8KGQNNO2.shtml (699 words)

	IOL: Mwanawasa concerned by effects of poverty
		Mwanawasa, in a speech prepared for delivery on state television on the eve of Zambia's 42nd independence anniversary, also said levels of gender violence and child sexual abuse had become worrying in the impoverished southern African country.
		Mwanawasa, who won a second and final five-year term in power this month, drew praise from international donors for his economic policies but struggled to win support among the poor.
		Mwanawasa pledged after the election - which his main challenger accused him of rigging - not to ignore opposition criticism that he had failed to translate growth into a better life for the poor.
	www.iol.co.za /index.php?sf=68&set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=qw1161637026137B251 (533 words)

	Levy Mwanawasa - Definition, explanation
		Levy Patrick Mwanawasa (born September 3, 1948) is the third President of Zambia (since 2002).
		Mwanawasa served as Vice-President until his resignation in 1994, citing gross abuse of office and corruption by some leaders and insubordination to him by some colleagues.
		In January 2005, Mwanawasa apologised to the nation for failing to tackle Zambian poverty.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/l/le/levy_mwanawasa.php (378 words)

	SpiritHit News \| Africa \| President of Zambia accepts Christ
		Levy Mwanawasa, president of Zambia, rises from an outdoor baptistery during a recent service at Twin Palm Baptist Church in Lusaka, Zambia's capital.
		A crowd clapped and cheered as President Levy Mwanawasa (mwah-nah-WAH-sah) rose from the water in an outdoor baptistery behind a Baptist seminary chapel building in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital.
		Mwanawasa soon shared how Christ had moved in his life—and that he wanted to be baptized.
	news.spirithit.com /index/africa/more/president_of_zambia_accepts_christ (765 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Zambian president meets visiting China's top legislator
		Mwanawasa said he is very happy to meet with Wu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee again after a short time, hailing that Zambia has very good relationship with China.
		Mwanawasa thanked for the greetings and invited Hu Jintao to visit Zambia when it is convenient for him.
		Mwanawasa reaffirmed Zambia will continue to support the "one China" policy, insisting Taiwan is a province of China.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200411/06/eng20041106_163009.html (708 words)

	Levy Mwanawasa / Zambia / África / Biografías Líderes Políticos / Documentació / CIDOB - Fundación CIDOB
		Mwanawasa llevó con eficiencia la defensa de Tembo y los demás acusados, que se exponían a ser condenados a la pena capital, hasta que en 1990 Kaunda decretó su perdón como parte del programa de liberalización política que iba a dar lugar al multipartidismo y a elecciones libres.
		Mwanawasa llegó a las urnas sin garantías de victoria, y nada más cerrarse aquellas y anunciarse los primeros resultados favorables al oficialismo, saltaron las acusaciones de pucherazo y los disturbios.
		Mwanawasa se apresuró en proclamarse presidente electo, en un gesto chocante con su carácter y que muchos vieron como un intento de remover la consideración general de hombre indeciso y maleable.
	www.cidob.org /ca/layout/set/print/documentacion/biografias_lideres_politicos/africa/zambia/levy_mwanawasa (1131 words)

	Levy Mwanawasa News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Instead, President Levy Mwanawasa is implementing a pledge made by his opponent in elections last year: to destroy...
		Levy Mwanawasa, the Zambian president, sacked Gladys Nyirongo, the lands minister, two weeks ago, after accusing...
		President Levy Mwanawasa's cabinet endorsed the plan to destroy illegal shanty towns that have mushroomed in urban...
	www.einnews.com /zambia/newsfeed-levy-mwanawasa (959 words)

	CNN.com - Zambian parliament votes overwhelmingly against impeachment - Aug. 13, 2003
		President Levy Mwanawasa survived an attack on his presidency Wednesday when lawmakers voted overwhelmingly not to impeach the southern African leader.
		Mwanawasa has angered many senior officials in his own party with his corruption-busting drive, and he has infuriated opposition parties by poaching some of their top leaders.
		The impeachment motion accused Mwanawasa of not upholding the values of democracy and good governance, of succumbing to nepotism and tribalism, of using corrupt practices to solicit funds for his party, and of interfering with due process by admonishing judges when they ruled against him.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/africa/08/13/zambia.impeachment.ap (343 words)

	Levy Mwanawasa: Zambia's next president? \| Africa from AllBusiness.com
		When Mwanawasa resigned his position as Chiluba's number two in July 1994, he said his integrity had been "put it in doubt." This followed a row with Minister without Portfolio Michael Sata, with whom he is "now ready to work with.
		She said Mwanawasa has proved to be an embarrassment to the legal profession by allowing himself to be selected in a fraudulent manner.
		Although Mwanawasa belongs to a small ethnic group called Lenje, in central Zambia, he was born and brought up in the Copperbelt province.
	www.allbusiness.com /africa/942788-1.html (1482 words)

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		Chief Justice Ernest Sakala immediately declared Mwanawasa the winner and said he would be inaugurated on Tuesday for a second and constitutionally final five-year term.
		Sata had looked set to sweep Mwanawasa from power on the back of strong support from Zambia's poor who are angry that economic reforms have not brought a better life for them.
		Mwanawasa, 58, campaigned on his economic record, which includes winning billions of dollars in debt relief and boosting economic growth to above 5 percent.
	www.alertnet.org /thenews/newsdesk/L0229603.htm (841 words)

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		la surprise générale, Levy Mwanawasa, ancien vice-président du président Frederick Chiluba retiré de la scène politique depuis plusieurs années, désigné candidat du parti au pouvoir, le Mouvement pour la démocratie multipartite (MMD), à la présidentielle du 27 décembre, était donné en tête selon les milieux proches du pouvoir, à la grande surprise générale.
		Pour ses opposants, Levy Mwanawasa n'est que la "marionnette" de Frederick Chiluba.
	www.afrique-express.com /archive/AUSTRALE/zambie/zambiearticlespoliti/242levymwanawasa.htm (486 words)

	ZAMBIA ONLINE - The National Homepage of Zambia
		The Old Dear Mr President is Back - We have reintroduced the old format to kick off the active discussions again!
		• Political Versus Professional Corruption - Is there more corruption in the Mwanawasa era?
		• An Open Letter to President Levy Mwanawasa
	www.zambia.co.zm (641 words)

	CNN.com - Opposition boycotts talks on Zambian politics - Oct. 17, 2003
		Mwanawasa organized the four-day forum, or "indaba," to give Zambians a chance to criticize the direction of government since he succeeded President Frederick Chiluba in 2001.
		Mwanawasa has come under attack for prosecuting politicians and government officials for corruption and theft, including Chiluba.
		An attempt to have Mwanawasa impeached failed earlier this year, and a case to investigate allegations of vote-rigging by him is under way.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/africa/10/17/zambia.dialogue.ap (337 words)

	Channelnewsasia.com
		In a story on its website headlined "Levy Headed for Victory", The Post said the MMD had won 81 of the 150 parliamentary seats up for grabs in Thursday's tripartite elections for the national assembly, president and municipalities.
		The MMD has been in power in Zambia since 1991 and Mwanawasa is seeking a second and final term after an initial five years in the presidency.
		Mwanawasa ran a lacklustre campaign, attracting only a fraction of Sata's turnout to his rallies where he was visibly trembling after suffering a stroke in April.
	www.channelnewsasia.com /stories/afp_world/view/233303/1/.html (742 words)

	Levy Mwanawasa toiselle kaudelle Sambiassa
		Pääsivu → Uutiset → Levy Mwanawasa toiselle kaudelle Sambiassa
		Sambian istuva presidentti Levy Mwanawasa on voittanut syyskuun 28.
		Parlamenttivaaleissa Levy Mwanawasan puolue Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) on saanut 73 paikkaa 150:stä, kun äänestys on vielä pitämättä kahdessa vaalipiirissä.
	www.kepa.fi /uutiset/5310 (171 words)

	Levy Promises, brought to you by African News Dimension (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Levy promises reductionin taxes By KELVIN KACHINGWE ZAMBIAN President Levy Mwanawasa says he will introduce new tax measures in next year’s budget as incentives for investment in rural areas with a special bias towards agriculture and processing of agro-produce.
		President Mwanawasa said during the opening of the first session of the 10th National Assembly that the Government’s ultimate objective was to have a transparent, broad-based and well administered tax regime that is stable with lower tax for everyone.
		Mr Mwanawasa said a report on the review of the country’s tax policy was ready and was being studied by Government.
	www.andnetwork.com /index?service=direct/0/Home/recent.titleStory&sp=l54815 (502 words)

	Last pitch for votes ahead of Zambian elections : Mail & Guardian Online
		Mwanawasa has admitted that he has only "scratched the surface" of the myriad problems facing Zambia, one of Africa's poorest country's with two-thirds of its populations living on less than $1 a day.
		Mwanawasa can point to a 4,9% rise in GDP in 2005, helped in large part by an increase in copper production from 337 000 tonnes at a time when international prices have more than doubled.
		But while Mwanawasa may have brought a degree of stability, he has failed to overhaul living standards in a country where GDP per head of the population is $596 per year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
	www.mg.co.za /articlepage.aspx?area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__africa/&articleid=285153 (798 words)

	Fides Service- Congregation for the Evangelisation of Peoples AFRICA/ZAMBIA - Outgoing president Levy Mwanawasa, wins ...
		Harare (Agenzia Fides)- Defeated candidate in Zambia’s presidential elections Michael Sata, leader of the Patriotic Front accepted the elections results on 28 September urging his supporters who had staged protests in recent days, to remain calm and “do nothing to harm the country” (see Fides 28 September and 2 October).
		However he also accused the winner outgoing president Levy Mwanawasa of electoral fraud.
		Mwanawasa, Zambia’s third president and one of the founders of the Multiparty Movement, earned international esteem for controlling inflation and public spending, although one third of a population of about 8 million still lives below the poverty line.
	www.fides.org /aree/news/newsdet.php?idnews=8183&lan=eng (331 words)

	MOFA: Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, President of the Republic of Zambia and Mrs. ...
		Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, President of the Republic of Zambia and Mrs.
		Mwanawasa, accompanied by a suite, will pay an official working visit to Japan from January 17 to 21, 2005.
		Mwanawasa, which will further strengthen the friendly relations existing between Japan and the Republic of Zambia.
	www.mofa.go.jp /announce/event/2004/12/1224.html (224 words)

	Landefakta Zambia - Udenrigsministeriet
		Ved præsidents- og parlamentsvalget i 2001 vandt Levy Patrick Mwanawasa præsidentposten med kun 28% af stemmerne.
		Præsident Mwanawasa har udskrevet valg til afholdelse den 28.
		Regeringen Mwanawasa iværksatte efter sin tiltræden i januar 2002 et omfattende reformprogram, i hvilket bekæmpelse af korruption er et væsentligt element.
	www.um.dk /da/menu/Udenrigspolitik/Landefakta/LandefaktaAfrika/Zambia.htm?WBCMODE=Presenta (706 words)

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		PARLIAMENT heard yesterday that K21 billion was collected in form of medical levy from bank accounts on interest earned on personal savings and investments from 2003 to December, last year.
		PRESIDENT Mwanawasa has implored private Malaysian investors to explore business opportunities in Zambia, stressing that it was the only way to revamp the country's economy.
		PRESIDENT Mwanawasa has advised the youth against being used by politicians with ulterior motives because they are not tools for causing confusion.
	www.thezambian.com /news (925 words)

	H.E. LEVY P. MWANAWASA: President of the Republic of Zambia
		Zambia's third President, H.E. Levy Mwanawasa attended various primary schools in Luanshya and Mpongwe and Chiwala Secondary School near Ndola.
		He served in the position until 1994 when he resigned to return to private law practice.
		Mwanawasa was selected as a Presidential candidate by the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (Mmd) for the December 2001 tripartite General Elections.
	www.africa-ata.org /za_president.htm (316 words)

	Levy Mwanawasa Mouvement pour la democratie multipartite MMD
		e candidat du parti au pouvoir, Levy Mwanawasa, a été proclamé troisième président de la Zambie le 2 janvier à Lusaka par le président de la Cour suprême malgré les protestations de l'opposition qui a dénoncé des fraudes lors de l'élection présidentielle du 27 décembre.
		Mwanawasa a remporté l'élection avec seulement 28% des suffrages, contre 27% à son rival, le candidat de l'opposition, Anderson Mazoka, selon la Commission électorale de Zambie (CEZ).
		Sept leaders de partis d'opposition se sont unis contre l'investiture de M. Mwanawasa et ont promis de poursuivre leur action et de continuer à dénoncer les fraudes électorales.
	www.afrique-express.com /archive/AUSTRALE/zambie/zambiearticlespoliti/243presidentelu.htm (390 words)

	allAfrica.com: Zambia: Mwanawasa Battle Intensifies (Page 1 of 1) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A good student, Mr Mwanawasa hauled Mr Chiluba to court on charges of stealing $488,000, his wife of being in possession of stolen state property.
		Since Mr Mwanawasa was declared winner, Mr Sata has continued to puncture holes into "everything Mwanawasa." The president can't be all that bad.
		As an incumbent, Mr Mwanawasa doesn't seem to have reserved anything to stir the souls of Zambians.
	www.allafrica.com /stories/200612260021.html (676 words)

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