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| office = | | office = Vice President of the Republic of Zambia | ||
| president = [[Kenneth Kaunda]] | | president = [[Kenneth Kaunda]] | ||
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| nationality = {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Zambia]]n | | nationality = {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Zambia]]n | ||
| field = [[Politician]] | | field = [[Politician]] | ||
| training = | | training = Teacher ([[Lubwa Mission]]), Journalism (India) | ||
| spouse = [[Salome Kapwepwe]] | |||
| children = [[Mulenga Kapwepwe]] | |||
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{{ | '''Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe''' (April 12, 1922 – January 26, 1980) was the second vice-president of Zambia from 1967 to 1970. | ||
'''Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe''' (April 12, 1922 – January 26, 1980) was the | |||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Simon Kapwepwe was born on 12 April 1922 in the [[Chinsali]] district of the Northern Province of [[Northern Rhodesia]] (which then included the present day [[Luapula Province]]) . Although Chinsali was remote from the country's urban centres, it was an area of early educational development, because of the presence of two rival missions, the Presbyterian [[Livingstonia Mission]] of the [[United Free Church of Scotland]](based at [[Lubwa]] (next to the Kolwe River from 1913) and the Roman Catholic White Fathers' Mission (based at Ilondola from 1934). Chinsali's first missionary was [[David Kaunda]] from Malawi, the father of [[Kenneth Kaunda]] (who became the first African Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia in 1963 and then the first president of [[Zambia]] in 1964). Simon Kapwepwe became the country's second vice-president. Kapwepwe started his primary education in Chinsali. He did his Standard 3 and 4 at Mwenzo, another mission of Livingstonia. In 1942 and 1943 he did his Standard 5 and 6 in Lubwa. In 1944 he became driver at the Public Works Department, and in 1945 a primary school teacher at Lubwa. In September 1947 he went to [[Tanganyika]], looking for work, together with Kenneth Kaunda and [[John Malama Sokoni]]. In June 1948 he became an Assistant Welfare Officer with the Kitwe Municipal Council, location [[ | Simon Kapwepwe was born on 12 April 1922 in the [[Chinsali]] district of the Northern Province of [[Northern Rhodesia]] (which then included the present day [[Luapula Province]]) . Although Chinsali was remote from the country's urban centres, it was an area of early educational development, because of the presence of two rival missions, the Presbyterian [[Livingstonia Mission]] of the [[United Free Church of Scotland]](based at [[Lubwa]] (next to the Kolwe River from 1913) and the Roman Catholic White Fathers' Mission (based at Ilondola from 1934). Chinsali's first missionary was [[David Kaunda]] from Malawi, the father of [[Kenneth Kaunda]] (who became the first African Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia in 1963 and then the first president of [[Zambia]] in 1964). Simon Kapwepwe became the country's second vice-president. Kapwepwe started his primary education in Chinsali. He did his Standard 3 and 4 at [[Mwenzo Mission|Mwenzo]], another mission of Livingstonia. In 1942 and 1943 he did his Standard 5 and 6 in Lubwa. In 1944 he became driver at the Public Works Department, and in 1945 a primary school teacher at Lubwa. In September 1947 he went to [[Tanganyika]], looking for work, together with Kenneth Kaunda and [[John Malama Sokoni]]. In June 1948 he became an Assistant Welfare Officer with the [[Kitwe Municipal Council]], location [[Chingola District]]), and then a teacher at [[Wusakile Primary School]] in [[Kitwe]]. | ||
== Independence Struggle == | == Independence Struggle == | ||
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