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After the transformation of NRAC to [[African National Congress]] (ANC), the members sensed inertia in terms of activism, leading to the formation of a breakaway named [[Zambian African National Congress]] (ZANC). Mama Chikamoneka mobilized several women to join ZANC, believing there was need for a more aggressive group with a sense of direction. | After the transformation of NRAC to [[African National Congress]] (ANC), the members sensed inertia in terms of activism, leading to the formation of a breakaway named [[Zambian African National Congress]] (ZANC). Mama Chikamoneka mobilized several women to join ZANC, believing there was need for a more aggressive group with a sense of direction. | ||
ZANC was later banned, its leaders arrested and detained, but Mama Chikamoneka, with other women | ZANC was later banned, its leaders arrested and detained, but Mama Chikamoneka, along with other women such as Zambia's first ever First Lady [[Mama Betty Kaunda]], [[Emelia Saidi]] and [[Mandalena Mumba]], organized a new political party called the [[African National Independence Party]] (ANIP). They petitioned the colonial authorities over the starving families of the detained leaders and also fought legal battles for their release. | ||
She was often arrested for inciting other citizens, hence she sometimes faked her name to ''Julia Chikamoneka ICO Mutusakamikila'' (meaning Julia, the secret of oppressing us shall be revealed). | She was often arrested for inciting other citizens, hence she sometimes faked her name to ''Julia Chikamoneka ICO Mutusakamikila'' (meaning Julia, the secret of oppressing us shall be revealed). | ||
