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==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
Mazoka was one of the founders of President [[Frederick Chiluba]]'s party, the [[Movement for Multi Party Democracy]] (MMD), which rallied to beat President Kaunda's ruling [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) in 1991. | Mazoka was one of the founders of President [[Frederick Chiluba]]'s party, the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD), which rallied to beat President Kaunda's ruling [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) in 1991. | ||
Mazoka left the MMD and decided focus on his day job at Anglo American. He soon decided to form his own party. He named it the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND), the businessman who hoped that a political turn-about would also lead to a revival of the economy.<ref name=zambian/> | Mazoka left the MMD and decided focus on his day job at Anglo American. He soon decided to form his own party. He named it the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND), the businessman who hoped that a political turn-about would also lead to a revival of the economy.<ref name=zambian/> | ||
