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Lieutenant General '''Ronnie Shikapwasha''' ( |
Lieutenant General '''Ronnie Shikapwasha''' (25 December 1947 – 15 January 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/394|website=parliament.gov.zm|title=Rev. Lt. Gen.Ronald Shikapwasha|accessdate=2016-06-18}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/01/16/former-mmd-information-minister-ronnie-shikapwasha-passes-away/ |title= Former MMD Information Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha Passes Away|accessdate=2024-01-16}}</ref> was a Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services of [[Zambia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Zambia: ‘Banda’s record too much for Sata’|url=http://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/11/11/bandas-record-sata/#comments|accessdate=11 November 2010|newspaper=Lusaka Times|date=11 November 2010|archive-date=12 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101112173954/http://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/11/11/bandas-record-sata/#comments|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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His education of that of military background, having attended training in England, Russia, China, former Yugoslavia, and India. He is world travelled and once served as the first republican president (KK) personal pilot. He has 8 children with his wife Jane. Gen Shikapwasha is a staunch Christian.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} |
His education of that of military background, having attended training in England, Russia, China, former Yugoslavia, and India. He is world travelled and once served as the first republican president (KK) personal pilot. He has 8 children with his wife Jane. Gen Shikapwasha is a staunch Christian.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} |
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Revision as of 11:11, 16 January 2024
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| Born | 25 December 1947 Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) |
| Died | 15 January 2024 (aged 76) Lusaka, Zambia |
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| Children | 8 |
Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha (25 December 1947 – 15 January 2024)[1] [2] was a Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services of Zambia.[3]
Political career
He held that post from 2008 until his party, the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD,) lost the elections to the Patriotic Front in September 2011. A retired Lt General of the Zambia Air Force, he was previously the home affairs minister of Zambia, from February 9, 2003, until January 2005, when he switched positions with Kalombo Mwansa in a cabinet reshuffle and became foreign minister. He served as foreign minister for nearly two years, until another cabinet reshuffle in October 2006 which occurred after Levy Mwanawasa’s election to a second term as president. Shikapwasha returned to the position of home affairs minister and was replaced as foreign minister by agriculture minister Mundia Sikatana. Shikapwasha hails from Zambia's Central Province and is believed to be a relative to the former First Lady of Zambia, Maureen Kakubo Mwanawasa.
Military career
Before becoming Air Force Commander in 1991, Shikapwasha served as a diplomat and defence attache to Tanzania but fell out of favour with former president Kenneth Kaunda. During his tenure, former president Kaunda had the General investigated and found no wrongdoings. It is believed[by whom?] that he was sent back to Zambia where he was supposed to face charges but there was nothing to charge him on.[citation needed]
Shikapwasha served as the Zambia Air Force Commander under former president Frederick Chiluba. He was subsequently relieved from his duties while lying in a hospital in South Africa on the verge of death.
Personal life
His education of that of military background, having attended training in England, Russia, China, former Yugoslavia, and India. He is world travelled and once served as the first republican president (KK) personal pilot. He has 8 children with his wife Jane. Gen Shikapwasha is a staunch Christian.[citation needed]
Lt. Shikapwasha died after a shooting incident at his home.[4]
References
- ^ "Rev. Lt. Gen.Ronald Shikapwasha". parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- ^ "Former MMD Information Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha Passes Away". Retrieved 2024-01-16.
- ^ "Zambia: 'Banda's record too much for Sata'". Lusaka Times. 11 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 November 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "Former MMD Information Minister Ronnie Shikapwasha Passes Away". Retrieved 2024-01-16.