List of Zambian presidents and their deputies
* Persons with Orange background were Secretary Generals of the Ruling Party during the One Party Participatory State period (1973-1991).
This position was second in the hierarchy in the Zambian Government during that period.
Start |
End |
Portrait |
President |
Deputy Start |
Deputy End |
Vice President |
Secretary General of Ruling Party |
Prime Minister |
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October 1964 |
November 1991 |
Kenneth Kaunda |
|October 1964 |
October 1967 |
Reuben Kamanga |
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October 1967 |
October 1970 |
Simon Kapwepwe |
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October 1970 |
August 1973 |
Mainza Chona |
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August 1973 |
July 1977 |
No such post between 1973–1991. Replaced with Secretary General of Ruling Party and Prime Minister |
Grey Zulu |
Mainza Chona |
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July 1977 |
August 1978 |
Elijah Mudenda |
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August 1978 |
August 1978 |
Mainza Chona |
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August 1978 |
February 1981 |
Mainza Chona |
Daniel Lisulo |
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February 1981 |
April 1985 |
Humphrey Mulemba |
Nalumino Mundia |
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April 1985 |
March 1989 |
Grey Zulu |
Kebby Musokotwane |
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March 1989 |
November 1991 |
Malimba Masheke |
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November 1991 |
January 2002 |
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Frederick Chiluba |
|November 1991 |
June 1994 |
Levy Mwanawasa |
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June 1994 |
December 1997 |
Godfrey Miyanda |
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December 1997 |
April 2001 |
Christon Tembo |
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April 2001 |
May 2003 |
Enoch Kavindele |
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January 2002 |
September 2008 |
Levy Mwanawasa |
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May 2003 |
October 2004 |
Nevers Mumba |
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October 2004 |
September 2006 |
Lupando Mwape |
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September 2006 |
September 2008 |
Rupiah Banda |
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September 2008 |
October 2011 |
Rupiah Banda |
September 2008 |
October 2011 |
George Kunda |
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October 2011 |
– |
Michael Sata |
|October 2011 |
– |
Guy Scott |