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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: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]].]] | [[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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==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 [[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> | 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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