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'''Steven Lungu''' ('''Captain Steven Lungu''' aka '''Captain Solo''') (Born 6 January 1962 at [[Mansa General Hospital]] in [[Mansa]], [[Zambia]]; died 11 August 2012) was a former [[Zambia Army]] Captain who in 1997 together with the late captain [[Jack Chiti]] attempted a coup d’état during the rule of the then-President, Dr [[Frederick Chiluba]]. | '''Steven Lungu''' ('''Captain Steven Lungu''' aka '''Captain Solo''') (Born 6 January 1962 at [[Mansa General Hospital]] in [[Mansa]], [[Zambia]]; died 11 August 2012) was a former [[Zambia Army]] Captain who in 1997 together with the late captain [[Jack Chiti]] attempted a coup d’état during the rule of the then-President, Dr [[Frederick Chiluba]]. | ||
==Early life== | |||
Lungu was trained as a technologist at the [[Northern Technical College]] (NORTEC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ukzambians.co.uk/home/2011/03/13/tough-life-zambian-prison-capt-solo/ |title=Tough life after Zambian prison – Capt Solo |publisher=Ukzambians |date=2011-03-13 |accessdate=2015-06-19}}</ref> He he became a headmaster and later joined the army's political education program when Kenneth D. Kaunda was President.<ref name=nyt/> | |||
==Coup attempt== | ==Coup attempt== | ||
