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'''Mwamba Luchembe''' ('''Lieutenant Christopher Mwamba Luchembe'''), (born in 1960) is a former [[Zambia Army]] Lieutenant who at the age of 30 attempted a coup d’état during the one-party state era of Dr [[Kenneth Kaunda]] in 1990. His action came at a time when Zambians needed change of government and had risen against Kaunda's rule. On July 1, 1990 Luchembe managed to make his way into the [[ZNBC|Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]] (ZNBC) radio studios where he announced that the Zambia Army had taken over Government and he cited [[1990 food riots|food riots]] of the previous week as reasons for his action because about 27 people had died while more than 100 were wounded. {{TFAFULL|Mwamba Luchembe}}
'''Mwamba Luchembe''' is a former [[Zambia Army]] Lieutenant who at the age of 30 attempted a coup d’état during the one-party state era of Dr [[Kenneth Kaunda]] in 1990. His action came at a time when Zambians needed change of government and had risen against Kaunda's rule. On July 1, 1990 Luchembe managed to make his way into the [[ZNBC]] radio studios where he announced that the Zambia Army had taken over Government and he cited [[1990 food riots|food riots]] of the previous week as reasons for his action because about 27 people had died while more than 100 were wounded. {{TFAFULL|Mwamba Luchembe}}


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Mwamba Luchembe is a former Zambia Army Lieutenant who at the age of 30 attempted a coup d’état during the one-party state era of Dr Kenneth Kaunda in 1990. His action came at a time when Zambians needed change of government and had risen against Kaunda's rule. On July 1, 1990 Luchembe managed to make his way into the ZNBC radio studios where he announced that the Zambia Army had taken over Government and he cited food riots of the previous week as reasons for his action because about 27 people had died while more than 100 were wounded. (Full article...)