Gwendoline Konie | |
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Born | Gwendoline Chomba Konie 9 October 1938 Lusaka, Zambia |
Died | 14 March 2009 Lusaka, Zambia | (aged 70)
Nationality | Zambian |
Education | |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Gwendoline Noreen Chomba Konie (9 October 1938 – 14 March 2009) was a Zambian poet, diplomat and politician. She was the Zambian ambassador to Scandinavia, the United Nations and Germany. She formed her own party in 2000 and stood as a candidate to be the President of Zambia in 2001. When she died she was given a state funeral.