Luke Mwananshiku (1938March 2, 2003) was a Zambian banker, businessman, politician and diplomat. He was a government minister under Zambia's first president, Kenneth Kaunda, serving as the governor of the bank of Zambia from 1976 to 1981 and as foreign minister of Zambia from 1986 to 1990. Mwananshiku was also the finance minister of Zambia for a time. He served as a director of the Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines and of the International Monitary Fund. He died at the Trust Hospital in Lusaka of Heart Failure. 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Kenneth David Kaunda (born April 28, 1924) was the first President of Zambia (1964 - 1991). ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister that helps to form foreign policy for sovereign nations. ... Lusaka is the capital city of Zambia. ...
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