Presidential state funerals
From Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia
Embassy Park | |
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Location | Indpendance Avenue oppsite Cabinet Office |
Area | 106.01 acres (42.90 ha) |
Visitors | 21,031 (in 2015) |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Official name: Embassy park/ Presidential park memorial site | |
Designated | September, 2008 |
Embassy Park is the official presidential memorial site. It is located along Independence Avenue opposite Cabinet Office and bordered on the other side by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and various foreign embassies. The site has its significance cause its is the first ever site where the a Zambian President, sitting or past is buried. At the moment the site is a burial place for the second, third and fifth presdents oof the Republic of Zambia Fredrick Chiluba, Levy Mwanawasa and Michel Sata.