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The '''Chitimukulu''' is the [[Paramount Chief]]tainship of the [[Bemba people|Bemba]], the largest ethnic group in [[Zambia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chitimukulu|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/113326/Chitimukulu|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref>  The chieftainship is named after '''Chiti Mukulu''' (Chiti the Great), who in the 18th Century led the Bemba out from their original lands in the [[Lunda Empire]] of [[Mwata Yamvo]] in [[DR Congo]] to eventually settle the country around [[Kasama, Zambia|Kasama]] in Zambia's [[Northern Province, Zambia|Northern Province]].
The '''Chitimukulu''' is the Paramount Chieftainship of the [[Bemba people|Bemba]], the largest ethnic group in [[Zambia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chitimukulu|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/113326/Chitimukulu|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=4 August 2011}}</ref>  The chieftainship is named after '''Chiti Mukulu''' (Chiti the Great), who in the 18th Century led the Bemba out from their original lands in the Lunda Empire of [[Mwata Yamvo]] in DR Congo to eventually settle the country around [[Kasama]] in Zambia's [[Northern Province]].


Following the death of [[Chitimukulu Chilufya Mwango Chitapankwa III]]<ref>[http://www.lusakatimes.com/2012/04/04/president-michael-sata-mourns-paramount-chief-chitimukulu/ President Michael Sata mourns Paramount Chief Chitimukulu]. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> in April 2012, Chief Mwamba, Henry Sosola, assumed the position of Chitimukulu but has not been recognised by Patritic Front Government of Micheal Chilufya Sata. Eventually creating a stand off between the Bemba Royal Establishment (BRE) and State House. The then Defence Minister Honorable Geoffrey Mwamba Member of Parliament for Kasama Central resigned sighting conflict of interest.<ref>[http://www.lusakatimes.com/2013/12/23/gbm-announces-resignation-cabinet-position/].Retrieved 2014-05-06.</ref>
Following the death of [[Chitimukulu Chilufya Mwango Chitapankwa III]]<ref>[http://www.lusakatimes.com/2012/04/04/president-michael-sata-mourns-paramount-chief-chitimukulu/ President Michael Sata mourns Paramount Chief Chitimukulu]. Retrieved 2012-10-14.</ref> in April 2012, Chief Mwamba, Henry Sosola, assumed the position of Chitimukulu but has not been recognised by Patritic Front Government of Micheal Chilufya Sata. Eventually creating a stand off between the Bemba Royal Establishment (BRE) and State House. The then Defence Minister Honorable Geoffrey Mwamba Member of Parliament for Kasama Central resigned sighting conflict of interest.<ref>[http://www.lusakatimes.com/2013/12/23/gbm-announces-resignation-cabinet-position/].Retrieved 2014-05-06.</ref>
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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* [[Andrew D. Roberts]], ''A History of the Bemba''
* Andrew D. Roberts, ''A History of the Bemba''
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