1. Christine Kaseba is a Zambian physician, surgeon and politician who served as the First Lady of Zambia from September 2011 until her husband's death in October 2014.
14 Facts About Christine Kaseba
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Christine Kaseba is the widow of former President Michael Sata, who died in office on October 28,2014.
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Christine Kaseba was appointed Zambian Ambassador to France on April 16,2018.
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Christine Kaseba was the second wife of Michael Sata, the country's president from 2011 to 2014.
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Christine Kaseba is a long-time physician and surgeon, specializing in gynecology and obstetrics, at University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka.
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Christine Kaseba served as the First Lady of Zambia from 2011 until the death of her husband, President Sata, on October 28,2014.
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Christine Kaseba was appointed a World Health Organization Goodwill Ambassador against gender violence from 2012 to 2014.
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Christine Kaseba significantly contributed to the 6th Stop Cervical Cancer in Africa conference held on July 24,2012 in Zambia.
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Christine Kaseba announced her candidacy for President of Zambia shortly after her husband's death.
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Christine Kaseba filed her nomination papers on November 18,2014, to contest the January 2015 presidential by-election as a member of Sata's Patriotic Front.
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Christine Kaseba was one of nine to compete for the PF nomination for president.
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In 2016, it was speculated that Christine Kaseba might be chosen as the vice presidential running mate of UPND presidential nominee, Hakainde Hichilema, for the 2016 election.
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Christine Kaseba was not a member of UPND, but was seen as a potential counter to President Edgar Lungu's running mate, Inonge Wina, who is a woman, on the presidential ticket.
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Christine Kaseba serves on the Global Task Force on Expanded Access to Cancer Care and Control in Developing Countries.