Levy Mwanawasa, third President of Zambia dies in Paris , France.

Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was born in Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) in 1948. He studied law at the University of Zambia and went on to form his own law firm, Mwanawasa & Company. He left the firm in 1992 when then President, Frederick Chiluba appointed him Vice President following a court victory in a high profile case that involved Chiluba’s predecessor, Kenneth Kaunda. He resigned as Vice President in 1994, and retired from politics in 1996. He returned 2001 when he was elected as the presidential candidate by the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) for the 2001 elections. Mwanawasa won the elections and became Zambia’s third President. He died while serving his second term on 19 August 2008. He is noted for his role in the eradication of corruption in Zambia.