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'''Lewis Changufu''' (October 1927 - 27 April 2016) was a [[Zambia]]n politician, freedom fighter and the chief architect and co-ordinator of the [[Cha Cha Cha Uprising]] at the height of political campaigns to rid the country of British | {{Infobox person | ||
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| caption = Photo of Lewis Changufu appearing in the [[Zambia Daily Mail]] after his death. | |||
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| birth_date = October 1927 | |||
| birth_place = [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|04|27|1927|10}} | |||
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| occupation = [[:Category:Politicians|Politician]] | |||
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| known_for = [[Cha Cha Cha Uprising]] | |||
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'''Lewis Changufu''' (October 1927 - 27 April 2016) was a [[Zambia]]n politician, freedom fighter and the chief architect and co-ordinator of the [[Cha Cha Cha Uprising]] at the height of political campaigns to rid the country of British colonisation. | |||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
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==Masterminding the Cha Cha Cha Uprising== | ==Masterminding the Cha Cha Cha Uprising== | ||
[[File: | [[File:First cabinet - with names.jpg|350px|thumbnail|left|First Cabinet: Lewis Changufu (second in top row from left) with [[Kenneth Kaunda]]'s [[United National Independence Party]].]] | ||
As | As a way of compelling the British government to end the unpopular Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, the [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) embarked on a campaign dubbed ''[[Cha Cha Cha]]'' meant to make the then Northern Rhodesia ungovernable.<ref name=dailymail/> | ||
Initially, there was a ‘war cabinet’ which was constituted to oversee the whole operation. Its members were Lewis Changufu as leader, first independence [[:Category:Ministers of Finance|Minister of Finance]] [[Arthur Wina]] and an Irish party member, Mr Edmund. The committee was to identify targets for attack, and to do so, they engaged a group of youths to execute the scheme. One of the targets was a fleet of new government vehicles that were parked at the former Mechanical Services Branch (MSB) premises in [[Lusaka]].<ref name=dailymail/> | Initially, there was a ‘war cabinet’ which was constituted to oversee the whole operation. Its members were Lewis Changufu as leader, first independence [[:Category:Ministers of Finance|Minister of Finance]] [[Arthur Wina]] and an Irish party member, Mr Edmund. The committee was to identify targets for attack, and to do so, they engaged a group of youths to execute the scheme. One of the targets was a fleet of new government vehicles that were parked at the former Mechanical Services Branch (MSB) premises in [[Lusaka]].<ref name=dailymail/> | ||
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The first phase involved destruction of bridges and blocking of roads while the more serious one entailed loss of human life. The decision to cause loss of human life was arrived at after a delegation of nationalists that had travelled to London was told by the British government that majority rule could not be granted because the colonial government feared the reaction of the settlers. | The first phase involved destruction of bridges and blocking of roads while the more serious one entailed loss of human life. The decision to cause loss of human life was arrived at after a delegation of nationalists that had travelled to London was told by the British government that majority rule could not be granted because the colonial government feared the reaction of the settlers. | ||
The reaction by the Africans was ruthless – a Ndola resident by the name of [[ | The reaction by the Africans was ruthless – a Ndola resident by the name of [[Lilian Burton]] was ambushed and burnt in her car by protesting Zambians. The plan was easy; target a well-known Briton and not a Boer, that way, the message would be loud and clear. | ||
[[ | [[Lilian_Burton#Investigations_and_arrest|Four people]] were arrested, convicted and hanged in connection with the attack. Two other brothers who were connected to the attack were sent out of the country by UNIP and only returned home after qualifying as medical doctor and accountant. For Changufu, he saw the former men – [[Paikani Phiri]], [[Kaimana]], [[John Chanda]] and [[Ngebe]] – as heroes and not villains. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Changufu died at the age of 89 on 27 April 2016 at the [[University Teaching Hospital]] after a short illness, and was buried on 30 April 2016 at [[ | Changufu died at the age of 89 on 27 April 2016 at the [[University Teaching Hospital]] after a short illness, and was buried on 30 April 2016 at [[Leopards Hill Memorial Park]] in [[Lusaka]]. President [[Edgar Lungu]] declared an Official Funeral for former Cabinet Minister Lewis Changufu.<ref name=znbc>[http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=36121 Changufu given official funeral, ZNBC, 28 April 2016]</ref> He was survived by a wife, nine children, 30 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.<ref name=margaret>[https://margaretsamulela.wordpress.com/2016/04/28/zambias-freedom-fighter-lewis-changufu-dies/ ZAMBIA’S FREEDOM FIGHTER, LEWIS CHANGUFU DIES, April 28, 2016]</ref> | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[First Cabinet of Zambia]] | |||
*[[List of members of the National Assembly of Zambia (1964–68)]] | |||
*[[Dingiswayo Banda]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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