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Rupiah Bwezani Banda (born 13 February 1937) is a Zambian politician who was President of Zambia from 2008 to 2011. During the Presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, Banda held important diplomatic posts and was active in politics as a member of the United National Independence Party (UNIP). Years later, he was appointed as Vice-President by President Levy Mwanawasa in October 2006, following the latter's re-election.〔Shapi Shacinda, ("Mwanawasa warns challenger, names new cabinet" ), Reuters (''IOL''), October 9, 2006.〕 He took over Mwanawasa's presidential responsibilities after Mwanawasa suffered a stroke in June 2008,〔James Butty, ("Zambian President Has Had a History of Hypertension, Says Information Minister" ), VOA News, July 2, 2008.〕 and following Mwanawasa's death in August 2008, he became acting President. As the candidate of the governing Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), he narrowly won the October 2008 presidential election, according to official results.〔("Zambia: Banda sworn in, riots spread" ), Sapa-DPA (''IOL''), November 2, 2008.〕 Opposition leader Michael Sata defeated Banda in the September 2011 presidential election, and Sata accordingly succeeded Banda as President on 23 September 2011.〔(Sata wins Zambia 2011 presidential election )〕 ==Early life and diplomacy== Banda was born in the town of Miko, Gwanda, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe); his parents had come from Northern Rhodesia to find employment prior to his birth, and he was sponsored by a local Dutch Reformed Church preacher (and later, the family of B. R. Naik) to continue his education into adulthood. He became involved in politics when he joined the youth wing of the UNIP in 1960. He was the UNIP's representative in Northern Europe in the early 1960s,〔("I Am Overwhelmed By the Appointment, Says Banda" ), ''Sunday Post'' (tmcnet.com), October 10, 2006.〕 and in 1965 he was appointed as Zambia's Ambassador to Egypt (the United Arab Republic). While there, he became friends with UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi, and the decision to allow UNITA to open offices in Lusaka at that time has been attributed to Banda's influence.〔Sellstr̀eom, Tor. ''Sweden and National Liberation in Southern Africa'', 2002. Page 404.〕 Banda became Ambassador to the United States on April 7, 1967.〔(Diplomatic List, 1967 ), U.S. Department of State.〕 He served as Ambassador to the U.S. for about two years, then returned to Zambia to serve as Chief Executive of the Rural Development Corporation for about two years and subsequently as General Manager of the National Agriculture Marketing Board for a similar length of time. He was then appointed as Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and while in this position he also headed the U.N. Council for Namibia. After about a year at the U.N., he was appointed to the Zambian Cabinet as Minister of Foreign Affairs.〔 During his brief stint as Foreign Minister (1975–1976〔(President Rupiah Bwezani Banda ). Statehouse.gov.zm (2009-12-16). Retrieved on 2011-06-21.〕), Banda was occupied by the task of attempting to broker a cease-fire in Angola.〔 Banda married his first wife, Hope Mwansa Makulu, in 1966 and the couple had three sons together. Hope Mwansa Banda (born August 29, 1941), died in South Africa on October 11, 2000.〔 She was buried in Leopards Hill Cemetery. His second wife, Thandiwe Banda, a political science teacher, is more than thirty years younger than Banda. Thandiwe Banda served as th First Lady of Zambia during his presidency from 2008 to 2011. In addition to his sons with his first wife, Hope Mwansa Banda, Banda also has two sons from previous relationships and a set of fraternal twins from his current marriage to Thandiwe Banda. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rupiah Banda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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