赞比亚前总统齐卢巴逝世

时间：2011-06-19 06:53:58

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Frederick Chiluba, Zambia's first democratically elected president, has died at home at the age of 68.

赞比亚首位民选总统弗雷德里克·齐卢巴近日在家中逝世，享年68岁。

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Frederick Chiluba developed an authoritarian approach to his critics during his presidency
Mr Chiluba was hailed as Zambia's "liberator³" by his supporters when he came to office in 1991 after 27 years of single party Socialist⁴ rule.

He won praise for his economic and political reforms but was later accused of embezzlement⁵（侵占，挪用） and turning a blind eye to corruption⁶.

The cause of his death is not known but he was known to have heart problems.

Under Mr Chiluba, Zambia was considered to be a model of African democracy and his presidency was welcomed in the West.

The former trade union leader and son of a copper⁷ miner introduced many reforms which dismantled⁸（拆除，取消） the restrictive policies of former President Kenneth Kaunda.

But he was dogged by corruption allegations and was accused of taking an authoritarian approach to his political opponents, firing critical colleagues and jailing outspoken⁹（坦率的） journalists.

He attempted to alter the constitution to allow him to run for a third term in office in 2001, but stood down after huge public protests.

Mr Chiluba was prosecuted¹⁰ for alleged¹¹ embezzlement in 2002 but acquitted¹² after a six-year trial.

In 2007, he was convicted of fraud by a London court and ordered to repay $58m in embezzled¹³ funds, but the ruling was never carried out by Zambia.

He spent his final years at his residence in Lusaka, confined by ill health and the confiscation¹⁴（没收，征用） of his passport by the authorities.

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1 authoritarian
n./adj.专制(的)，专制主义者，独裁主义者
参考例句：
Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。 The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。

2 presidency
n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)
参考例句：
Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。 Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 liberator
解放者
参考例句：
The best integrated turf quality was recorded in Ram I、Midnight、America、Connie、Liberator, which could be adopted in Shanxi. RamI、Midnight、America、Connie、Liberator综合质量表现均衡且分值较高，是山西省推广应用的重点品种。 It is the story of a new world that became a friend and liberator of the old. 这是一部新世界的发展史，是一部后浪推前浪的历史。

4 socialist
n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的
参考例句：
China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。 His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。

5 embezzlement
n.盗用，贪污
参考例句：
He was accused of graft and embezzlement and was chained and thrown into prison.他因被指控贪污盗窃而锒铛入狱。 The judge sent him to prison for embezzlement of funds.法官因他盗用公款将其送入监牢。

6 corruption
n.腐败，堕落，贪污
参考例句：
The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。 The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

7 copper
n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的
参考例句：
The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。 Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

8 dismantled
拆开( dismantle的过去式和过去分词 )；拆卸；废除；取消
参考例句：
The plant was dismantled of all its equipment and furniture. 这家工厂的设备和家具全被拆除了。 The Japanese empire was quickly dismantled. 日本帝国很快被打垮了。

9 outspoken
adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的
参考例句：
He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。 She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

10 prosecuted
a.被起诉的
参考例句：
The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。 The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

11 alleged
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。 alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

12 acquitted
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )；使（自己）作出某种表现
参考例句：
The jury acquitted him of murder. 陪审团裁决他谋杀罪不成立。 Five months ago she was acquitted on a shoplifting charge. 五个月前她被宣判未犯入店行窃罪。

13 embezzled
v.贪污，盗用（公款）( embezzle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
The clerk embezzled a thousand pounds from the bank where he worked. 那个职员在他工作的银行里贪污了一千英镑。来自《简明英汉词典》 The cashier embezzled ＄ 50,000 from the bank. 出纳员盗用了银行5万美元。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14 confiscation
n. 没收, 充公, 征收
参考例句：
Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels. 没收一切流亡分子和叛乱分子的财产。来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言 Confiscation of smuggled property is part of the penalty for certain offences. 没收走私财产是对某些犯罪予以惩罚的一部分。