{"id":"levy-mwanawasa","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/levy-mwanawasa","language":"en","name":"Levy Mwanawasa","name_en":"Levy Mwanawasa","name_ne":null,"description":"Former President of Zambia (1948-2008)","headline":"Former President of Zambia (1948-2008)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was a Zambian politician who served as the third president of Zambia. He served as president from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. Mwanawasa is credited with having initiated a campaign to rid the corruption situation in Zambia during his term. Prior to Mwanawasa's election, he served as the fourth vice-president of Zambia from November 1991 to July 1994, whilst an elected Member of Parliament of Chifubu Constituency.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"3 September 1948","date":"1948-09-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Mufulira","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q636209"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"19 August 2008","date":"2008-08-19"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Clamart","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194160"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Zambia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q953"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"minister","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83307"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Movement for Multi-Party Democracy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1951163"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Zambia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2096836"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P69"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Maureen Mwanawasa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6792729","start":"1987","end":"2008"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Zambia (2 January 2002 – 19 August 2008)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18985034","start":"2002-01-02","end":"2008-08-19"},{"text":"chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (2 January 2002 – 9 July 2002)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19161632","start":"2002-01-02","end":"2002-07-09"},{"text":"Member of the National Assembly of Zambia (1991–1994)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18607856","start":"1991-12","end":"1994"},{"text":"Vice President of Zambia (1991–1994)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19040410","start":"1991-12","end":"1994"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of the Republic of The Gambia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1670454","date":"2008"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levy_Mwanawasa","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212058"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Levy Mwanawasa born?","a":"Levy Mwanawasa was born on 3 September 1948 in Mufulira."},{"q":"What positions has Levy Mwanawasa held?","a":"Positions held by Levy Mwanawasa include: President of Zambia (2002–2008); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Levy Mwanawasa.jpg — International Monetary Fund, Public domain.","cite":"\"Levy Mwanawasa\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/levy-mwanawasa. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T08:54:07Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/levy-mwanawasa","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/levy-mwanawasa","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/levy-mwanawasa?lang=ne"}}