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This led to the formation of the [[Zambia African National Congress]] (ZANC) with Kaunda as president, [[Paul Kalichini]] as deputy, Sipalo as secretary-general, Kapwepwe as treasurer, [[Reuben Kamanga]] as deputy treasurer and Changufu as chief national trustee. The party did not last long and was banned after only a few months in existence. Many of its leaders were arrested and restricted in certain areas but Changufu, who had got wind of the arrests, eluded his capture by heading to Tanganyika [Tanzania] to present the party’s case to the pro-independence pan-African movement. But when matters did not go according to plan in Dar-es-Salaam, he returned and was arrested at Broken Hill, now [[Kabwe]], and sent for restriction in [[Chadiza]] for 10 months. After being released, Changufu joined UNIP and was again elected chief national trustee. It was while holding that position that he spearheaded the Cha Cha Cha.

Having left politics, Changufu went into private business, joining [[Andrew Sardanis]]’ [[Chibote Group of Companies]] as vice-chairman apart from having shares in a family business [[Kingston Bookstore]] which was responsible for newspaper distribution and book sales.