Gibson Gerald Chigaga (died 1991) was a Zambian lawyer and politician. Chigaga was appointed

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

of Zambia in 1987, after Zambia had broken relations with the

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(IMF), which had attempted to force

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on the country. He oversaw Zambia's economy as it "grew from its own resources" and helped organise a return to the IMF after the 1988 general election. He died suddenly in March 1991.

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Year of birth missing 1991 deaths Ministers of finance of Zambia 20th-century Zambian lawyers Members of the National Assembly of Zambia {{Zambia-politician-stub