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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Makasa died of 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> | ||
==Honours== | |||
[[File:Robert-Makasa-University-in-Chinsali-.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Robert Makasa University]] in [[Chinsali]].]] | |||
*[[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 was commissioned by President [[Edgar Lungu]] on 28 July 2016<ref>[http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=42130 Robert Makasa commissioned], [[ZNBC]], 28 July 2016</ref>. The university 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== | ||
