Reuben Kamanga

Reuben Chitandika Kamanga (26 August 1929 – 20 September 1996) was a Zambian politician, freedom fighter and a statesman. He was Zambia's first Vice-President when Kenneth Kaunda became the first black President of Zambia. As Zambia's first Vice President, Kamanga worked for three years before Kenneth Kaunda changed him to be a cabinet minister.[1][2]

Reuben Chitandika Kamanga
1st Vice President of Zambia
In office
24 October 1964 – October 1967
PresidentKenneth Kaunda
Preceded byPosition made
Succeeded bySimon Kapwepwe
Personal details
Born
Reuben Chitandika Kamanga

(1929-08-26)26 August 1929
Chitandika Village, Chipata district, Northern Rhodesia
Died20 September 1996(1996-09-20) (aged 67)
Makeni home, Lusaka, Zambia
NationalityZambian
Spouse(s)Edna Mwansa Kabungo
Children7

References

  1. "Times of Zambia | Name hospital after Reuben Kamanga, family begs State". www.times.co.zm. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  2. Momba, Jotham C. (1985). "Peasant Differentiation and Rural Party Politics in Colonial Zambia". Journal of Southern African Studies. 11 (2): 281–294. Bibcode:1985JSAfS..11..281M. doi:10.1080/03057078508708100. JSTOR 2636528.
Political offices
Preceded by
(–)
Vice President of Zambia
1964–1967
Succeeded by
Simon Kapwepwe