Levy Mwanawasa Biography

Levy Mwanawasa was the third President of Zambia. He came from humble beginnings and constantly worked hard throughout his academic and legal career. Once he graduated with a law degree and passed the bar, it only took him a few years to open up a firm of his own. He quickly gained public and political attention and went on to serve political positions while going back and forth to his career in law. He was so well-known for his skill that he even represented the vice president of his country in a case against the state. When Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda allowed multi-party system, he joined the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) and was pushed forward into a leadership position. He became vice-president under the presidency of President Chiluba but eventually bowed out of the position due to the administration’s political manipulation and corruption. As per Zambia’s constitution a President can remain in office for a maximum of two terms. When President Chiluba failed to change the constitution to secure for a third term for himself, he made the decision to appoint Mwanawasa as the next presidential candidate hoping that Mwanawasa would be his puppet. However, once Levy Mwanawasa became president, he was far from being a puppet and exposed all of the previous administrations wrongdoings while taking his country onto the path of progress