Rupiah Banda | |
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 Banda in 2010 | |
| 4th President of Zambia | |
| In office 19 August 2008 – 23 September 2011 | |
| Vice President | George Kunda |
| Preceded by | Levy Mwanawasa |
| Succeeded by | Michael Sata |
| 10th Vice-President of Zambia | |
| In office 9 October 2006 – 2 November 2008 | |
| President | Levy Mwanawasa |
| Preceded by | Lupando Mwape |
| Succeeded by | George Kunda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rupiah Bwezani Banda 19 February 1937 Gwanda, Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 11 March 2022 (aged 85) Lusaka, Zambia |
| Cause of death | Colorectal cancer |
| Resting place | Embassy Park 15°25′19″S 28°18′34″E / 15.421884°S 28.309314°E |
| Political party | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy |
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| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | Addis Ababa University Lund University Wolfson College, Cambridge |
| Nickname | RB |
Rupiah Bwezani Banda (19 February 1937 – 11 March 2022) was a Zambian politician who served as the fourth president of Zambia from 2008 to 2011, taking over from Levy Mwanawasa. Banda was an active participant in politics from early in the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, during which time he held several diplomatic posts.
In October 2006, he was appointed the vice-president by Mwanawasa. After Mwanawasa suffered a stroke in June 2008 and died later that year, he became acting president. During the 2008 elections, he narrowly won against opposition leader Michael Sata of the Patriotic Front. He was later defeated in the 2011 election and succeeded by Sata.