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Ronnie Shikapwasha

Politician

Ronnie Shikapwasha is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Rev. Lt. Gen.Ronald Shikapwasha · Ronnie Shikapwasha				[sources]
Birth date	1947-12-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Northern Rhodesia				[sources]
Death date	2024-01-15				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Zambia				[sources]
Country	Zambia				[sources]
Citizenship	Zambia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Ronnie				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q616615				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2005-2006) · National Assembly (member, 2011-2016)				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-24	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Zambian general (1947–2024)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-08

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	-	-
Minister of Foreign Affairs	2005-01	2006-10

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,644

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,469

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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