Godfrey Miyanda Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda ( born 1944 ) is a Zambian politician and former military figure . In 1993 , he became Vice President of Zambia under Frederick Chiluba ' s administration . General Godfrey Miyanda professes to be a born - again Christian . He is married to Angela Miyanda . They have four children . Early life . Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda begun his early schooling in Kitwe at Kitwe Main School . He later attended Buseko and Kawama Primary schools in Kitwe . He later attended Katete and Munali secondary schools up to form five . He also attended a one year part - time course in Business Management at Evelyn Hone College of Higher Education . Professional career . Professionally , he is a career soldier . He attended an officers course at Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot , England . He did further training at Hythe in Kent and another course at Warminster in England . He attended a Staff Officers course in Canada in 1968 . General Miyanda has attended several leadership courses and programmes . He has held several positions in the Army , including Platoon Commander , Emplaning , Intelligence Officer , Adjutant , Battalion Second - In - Command , Battalion Commander , General Staff Officer Grade One , and Colonel General Staff at Army Headquarters . His last position in the Army was Chief of Logistics . General Miyanda established the Zambia Military Academy , being its first head at Kohima Barracks based in Kabwe , central province of Zambia . His contemporaries in military training include General Kingsley Chinkuli , Zambia ' s first indigenuos Army Commander , General Benjamin Mibenge , late Colonel Patrick Kafumukache , late General Christon Tembo , former Army Commander and former Vice President . He is a trained Caterpillar salesman , having attended intensive earth - moving science and sales courses in Nairobi , Kenya and Malaga , Spain . He learnt to operate most Caterpillar earth moving equipment . He is also a qualified Public Service Vehicle Driver . In 1980 , General Miyanda was dismissed from the army by Dr Kenneth Kaunda for involvement an alleged coup plot . He was blacklisted for many years , he humbled himself by driving a taxi cab ! He was subsequently cleared of all the charges . Political career . He joined the growing opposition to Kenneth Kaunda and was later one of the senior members of the Movement for Multi - Party Democracy ( MMD ) . He subsequently served as Chiluba ’ s minister without portfolio and National Secretary of the ruling , Movement for Multi - Party Democracy up until 1995 . In 1993 , after the resignation of Levy Mwanawasa , Gen Miyanda was appointed as Vice President in Dr Frederick Chiluba ’ s government . In 1997 , he was demoted from Vice President to Minister of Education . But he remained the ruling party ( MMD ) Vice Party President . At the 1995 party convention he was elected Party ' s Vice Party President until he was expelled , together with the famous 22 senior party officials , in 2001 for opposing late President Frederick Chiluba third presidential term bid . The third term bid was actively supported and led by the current Zambian President Michael Chilufya Sata then National Secretary and CEO of the MMD . Heritage Party . From 2001 to date General Godfrey Miyanda is serving as President of the Heritage Party in Zambia . It was formed after his expulsion from the Movement for Multi - Party Democracy ( MMD ) in May 2001 for opposing the third term bid for President . In 2001 general elections , the party won four parliamentary seats in a unicameral Zambian parliament . The party also won a few local councilors positions across the country . However , the four members of parliament were poached by the then late Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa by including them in government ministerial positions to strengthen parliament numbers . In subsequent elections in 2006 , the four members joined then ruling MMD party and heritage lost all seats in parliament .