Vera Chiluba Tembo

Vera Chiluba Tembo is a politician in Zambia and until 2001 was the wife of the President of Zambia, Frederick Chiluba , who was Zambia's first lady during his tenure.

politics

Vera Chiluba Tembo chairs the Hope Foundation, which distributes beds, medicine, food and clothing, which is not only assumed to be an instrument in MMD campaigns, but also to deal in drugs.

Vera Chiluba Tembo is the chairwoman of the women's association of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy . In the 2006 elections in Zambia, she won the mandate of the constituency of Kasenengwa in the National Assembly . In October 2006 she was appointed Deputy Minister for Tourism, Environment and Nature Conservation. Your responsibility is limited to the environment.

Private life

Vera Chiluba Tembo has nine children with Frederick Chiluba, including a son, Castro Chiluba, who was in jail for drugs. The reason for the divorce was an affair between Vera Chiluba and the prominent Zambian businessman of Indian descent, Mactribouy Archie. Frederick Chiluba then asked them to leave his presidential seat within 48 hours. Zambia had its first real scandal since independence. After her divorce, Vera Chiluba steadfastly refused to return her diplomatic passport, which she was only entitled to as the president's wife. The demand for money from her husband after the divorce in the amount of 2.5 billion US dollars is legendary, after all that is two thirds of the gross domestic product of Zambia in one year. The specific domestic values ​​were more manageable: six houses and an estate with over 400 cattle, sheep and goats.

Web links

• BBC report and photo
• Divorce in Zambia
• The Chiluba Corruption Chronicle