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Kenneth Kaunda: State funeral set for Friday

Zambia's President Kenneth David Kaunda

Zambia's former President Kenneth Kaunda speaks during the funeral of South African former president Nelson Mandela in Qunu on December 15, 2013. PHOTO | POOL | AFP

By  MICHAEL CHAWE

Zambia will hold a state funeral on Friday, July 2, for founding President Kenneth Kaunda, who died aged 97 after being taken ill.

He will be buried on July 7.

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