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== Early life== | == Early life== | ||
Matiya Ngalande was born on 2 June 1932 in Kabemba to Kabemba and Mandona Ngalande. | Matiya Ngalande was born on 2 June 1932 in Kabemba to Kabemba and Mandona Ngalande. | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
Ngalande started his career as a teacher at [[Mutanda Mission School]] in [[North western Province]]. He later moved to serve in other administrative positions and became clerk at the Provincial Administration at the [[Ndola Municipal Council]] from 1955 to 1956 in the [[Northern Rhodesia]] government. | Ngalande started his career as a teacher at [[Mutanda Mission School]] in [[North western Province]]. He later moved to serve in other administrative positions and became clerk at the Provincial Administration at the [[Ndola Municipal Council]] from 1955 to 1956 in the [[Northern Rhodesia]] government. | ||
[[File:Matiya Ngalande - Daniel Munkombwe - Edgar Lungu.jpg|thumb|right|Matiya Ngalande (r) with Zambia's 6th President [[Edgar Lungu]] and [[Daniel Munkombwe]] at [[State House]] in 2018]] | |||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
Ngalande joined politics and in 1957 he became the provincial president of the opposition [[African National Congress]] under the leadership of [[Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula]]. After the [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) was formed in 1959, he joined the party and became the divisional president in [[Northwestern Province]]. | Ngalande joined politics and in 1957 he became the provincial president of the opposition [[African National Congress]] under the leadership of [[Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula]]. After the [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) was formed in 1959, he joined the party and became the divisional president in [[Northwestern Province]]. | ||
