In 1964, Kenneth Kaunda became president-designate of Zambia, formerly Northern Rhodesia.

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And this time both president and prime-minister-designate are talking about Mr Chernomyrdin as Russia's next president.

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Both the president-elect and his secretary of state-designate have said they want to abandon the silent treatment and isolation of previous administrations and try engaging Iran, as a way of resolving difficult issues such as its nuclear program and its influence in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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