President of Zambia (1964 -1991) - Kenneth Kaunda

Published: March 30, 2014, 11:01 p.m.

As part of the BBC\u2019s Freedom season, Zeinab Badawi speaks to Kenneth Kaunda \u2013 leader of the struggle for independence, he was sentenced to hard labour in prison by the British before he went on to become Zambia\u2019s first president of the post-colonial era. It is a landmark year for Zambia \u2013 this is the 50th anniversary of its independence - and Kenneth Kaunda himself turns 90 in April. What has 50 years of freedom brought the people of Zambia?

(Photo: Kenneth Kaunda in 1978, Credit: AFP/GettyImages)