Christon Tembo

Lt. Gen. Christon Tembo (1944 – 6 March 2009) was a Zambian politician and army commander.[1] He was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996 and Vice President of Zambia from 1997 to 2001. He ran for President in the December 2001 election and took third place, with about 13% of the vote.[2]

Lieutenant General

Christon Tembo
6th Vice-President of Zambia
In office
2 December 1997 – April 2001
PresidentFrederick Chiluba
Preceded byGodfrey Miyanda
Succeeded byEnoch Kavindele
Personal details
Born1944 (age 76–77)
Political partyMovement for Multi-Party Democracy
Other political
affiliations		Forum for Democracy and Development

In 1989, he and others were charged with plotting to overthrow President Kenneth Kaunda, which was judged as an act of treason worthy of the death penalty. He was defended in court successfully by attorney Levy Mwanawasa, who was elected as President in 2002.

He retired from military service in 1990 and joined the Movement for Multiparty Democracy as vice-president of the party under Frederick Chiluba, who became President in 1991. He fell out with Chiluba over the latter's attempt to gain a third term in office in 2001 and then formed the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) as a breakaway party, which he led until his death.

He died on March 6, 2009 in Lusaka.[3]

References
  1. "Tembo: Waiting in the wings", BBC News, December 17, 2001.
  2. Elections in Zambia, African Elections Database.
  3. "Christon Tembo is Dead" Archived 2009-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Zambia Daily Mail, March 8, 2009.
Political offices
Preceded by
Godfrey Miyanda		 Vice President of Zambia
1997-2001		 Succeeded by
Enoch Kavindele
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