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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Makasa died as a result of a stroke in February 2007 at the age of 85 in [[Lusaka]], where he was evacuated by President [[Michael Sata]] from [[Chinsali District Hospital]].<ref name=daily>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=8270 Reminiscing Robert Makasa’s journey and patriotism] [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 20 October 2014</ref> | Makasa died as a result of a stroke in February 2007 at the age of 85 in [[Lusaka]], where he was evacuated by President [[Michael Sata]] from [[Chinsali District Hospital]].<ref name=daily>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=8270 Reminiscing Robert Makasa’s journey and patriotism] [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 20 October 2014</ref> | ||
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*[[Robert Makasa University]] in [[Chinsali]], [[Muchinga Province]] was named in honor of Makasa and in recognition of his contribution to the country's liberation struggle from colonial rule. The construction commenced in 2011 and included 15 housing units, students hostels, lecture rooms, lecture theatres, and a library, among others.<ref>[http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=18949 Robert Makasa University completed], [[ZNBC]], 11 August 2015</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
