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'''Malimba Masheke''' (born 1941) is a [[Zambia]]n politician. He served as the last [[Prime Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister]] of the country from 15 March 1989 to 31 August 1991.<ref>[http://www.rulers.org/rulyz.html The Countries YZ]</ref> He had previously been [[Minister of Defence]] from 1985 to 1988 and Minister of Home Affairs from 1988 to 1989.<ref>The International Who's Who 2004</ref>
{{Infobox officeholder
| name          = Malimba Masheke
| image        = General Malimba Masheke.jpg
| caption      =
| order        = 6th
| office        = [[Prime Minister of Zambia]]
| term_start    = 15 March 1989
| term_end      = 31 August 1991
| president    = [[Kenneth Kaunda]]
| predecessor  = [[Kebby Musokotwane]]
| successor    = Position abolished
| birth_date    = 17 June 1941
| birth_place  = Senanga District, Zambia
| nationality  = Zambian
| profession    = Military officer, politician
| allegiance    = Zambia
| branch        = [[Zambia Army]]
| rank          = General
}}
 
'''Malimba Nathaniel Masheke''' (born 17 June 1941 in [[Senanga District]]) is a retired military officer and [[politician]]. A founding member of the [[Zambia Army]], he rose to the rank of General and held key security portfolios before entering national politics. In 1989, he was appointed as the sixth — and final — [[Prime Minister of Zambia]], serving until August 1991 when the office was abolished ahead of the country’s return to multiparty democracy<ref>Wikipedia article on Malimba Masheke, lines 1–7</ref><ref name="observer">General Malimba Masheke: Army Life in Brief, *Zambian Observer*, 21 May 2023</ref>.
 
== Early Life and Military Career ==
Masheke was among the founding officers of the post-independence Zambia Army, receiving military training and taking on various command and administrative roles within the force. His service was instrumental during the early years of Zambia’s unified military structure<ref name="observer" />.
 
== Political Career ==
In March 1989, President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] appointed Masheke as Prime Minister, replacing [[Kebby Musokotwane]] amid shifting political dynamics within the ruling [[UNIP]] party. His time in office culminated with the abolition of the Prime Minister role in August 1991 following constitutional reforms that paved the way for the 1991 multiparty elections<ref>Wikipedia article on Malimba Masheke, lines 1–7</ref>.
 
== See also ==
* [[Prime Minister of Zambia]]
* [[Kenneth Kaunda]]
* [[Kebby Musokotwane]]
* [[Zambia Army]]
 
== References ==
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<ref name="observer">“ GEN Malimba Masheke: Army Life in Brief,” [[Zambian Observer]], 21 May 2023</ref>
</references>


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