nytimes June 18, 2021 4:00pm Kenneth Kaunda, Patriarch of African Independence, Is Dead at 97 #deathsobituaries #secessionandindependencemovements #apartheidpolicy #politicsandgovernment #kaundakennethd #zambia #africa #news Kenneth Kaunda, Patriarch of African Independence, Is Dead at 97 As Zambia’s first president, he dominated his country, outliving many of the other frontline leaders who had sponsored southern Africa’s guerrilla wars.