About Alexander Chikwanda
Lived 1938 – 2022 (aged 83). Alexander Chikwanda was a Zambian politician and minister.
Alexander Bwalya Chikwanda (24 December 1938 – 3 May 2022) was a Zambian politician. He was a member of the National Assembly during the 1960s and again in the 2010s, also serving as Minister of Finance from 1973 to 1976 and again from October 2011 to September 2016.
Biography He studied economics at Lund University in Sweden.
In the 1964 general elections he was elected to the Legislative Council in the Kitwe North constituency, but later gave up his seat so that it could be contested by Andrew Mutemba. He returned to the National Assembly as MP for Kalulushi in a by-election in 1970 and retained his seat in the National Assembly at the 1973 elections.
Personal life He was an uncle of the former President Michael Sata. Chikwanda died on 3 May 2022, at the age of 83.
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Who was Alexander Chikwanda?
Zambian politician
When was Alexander Chikwanda born?
Alexander Chikwanda was born on 24 December 1938 in Northern Rhodesia.
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Alexander Chikwanda died on 3 May 2022.
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Alexander Chikwanda was a politician and minister.
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Alexander Chikwanda was Zambian.
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