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'''Benjamin Yoram Mwila''' (September 17, 1943 – August 17, 2013), often known as '''BY''',<ref name=lusakatimes/><ref name=times/> was a [[Zambia]]n politician and businessman. Mwila was a prominent leader and co-founder of the [[Zambia Republican Party]].<ref name=times/> He served as an MP for [[Luanshya]] in the [[National Assembly (Zambia)|National Assembly]]. Mwila held several cabinet portfolios within the cabinet of [[President of Zambia|President]] [[Frederick Chiluba]] during the 1990s, including [[Minister of Defense]] from 1991 to 1997.<ref name=lusakatimes>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=President Michael Sata to lead mourners in putting to rest late BY today  |url=http://www.lusakatimes.com/2013/08/22/president-michael-sata-to-lead-mourners-in-putting-to-rest-late-by-today/ |work=[[Lusaka Times]] |publisher= |date=2013-08-22|accessdate=2013-09-12}}</ref><ref name=times>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Former minister BY dies |url=http://www.times.co.zm/?p=26786 |work=[[Times of Zambia]] |publisher= |date=2013-08-18|accessdate=2013-09-12}}</ref><ref name=allafrica>{{cite news|first=Evans|last=Mulenga|title=Zambia: Obituary - a Tribute to By Mwila |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201308270265.html?viewall=1 |work=[[Zambia Reports]] |publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] |date=2013-08-22|accessdate=2013-09-12}}</ref>
'''Benjamin Yoram Mwila''' (September 17, 1943 – August 17, 2013), often known as '''BY''',<ref name=lusakatimes/><ref name=times/> was a [[Zambia]]n politician and businessman. Mwila was a prominent leader and co-founder of the [[Zambia Republican Party]].<ref name=times/> He served as an MP for [[Luanshya]] in the [[National Assembly (Zambia)|National Assembly]]. Mwila held several cabinet portfolios within the cabinet of [[President of Zambia|President]] [[Frederick Chiluba]] during the 1990s, including [[Minister of Defense]] from 1991 to 1997.<ref name=lusakatimes>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=President Michael Sata to lead mourners in putting to rest late BY today  |url=http://www.lusakatimes.com/2013/08/22/president-michael-sata-to-lead-mourners-in-putting-to-rest-late-by-today/ |work=[[Lusaka Times]] |publisher= |date=2013-08-22|accessdate=2013-09-12}}</ref><ref name=times>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Former minister BY dies |url=http://www.times.co.zm/?p=26786 |work=[[Times of Zambia]] |publisher= |date=2013-08-18|accessdate=2013-09-12}}</ref><ref name=allafrica>{{cite news|first=Evans|last=Mulenga|title=Zambia: Obituary - a Tribute to By Mwila |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201308270265.html?viewall=1 |work=[[Zambia Reports]] |publisher=[[AllAfrica.com]] |date=2013-08-22|accessdate=2013-09-12}}</ref>
==Life and career==
==Life and career==
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[[Category:Defence Ministers of Zambia]]
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