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'''Miles Sampa''' (born 26 December 1970) is a [[Zambia|Zambian]] politician and the current | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
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'''Miles Sampa''' (born 26 December 1970) is a [[Zambia|Zambian]] politician and the current Mayor of [[Lusaka]], having been elected in August 2018.<ref>https://zambiareports.com/2018/07/27/confirmed-miles-sampa-wins-mayoral-race/ CONFIRMED: Miles Sampa Wins Mayoral Race | Zambia Reports</ref><ref>https://www.znbc.co.zm/miles-sampa-installed-as-lusaka-mayor/ Miles Sampa installed as Lusaka Mayor | ZNBC</ref> Previously, he served as Member of Parliament for [[Matero]] Constituency from 2011 to 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zambiadailynation.com/2014/07/24/sampa-attacks-greedy-mps/ |title=Sampa attacks greedy MPs |work=Daily Nation |date=24 July 2014 |accessdate=12 December 2014}}</ref> | |||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
After the death [[Michael Sata]], the Fifth President of the [[Zambia|Republic of Zambia]], who was Sampa's uncle, Sampa was elected as President of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] at a controversial [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] general party conference. His election was later deemed illegal by the High Court of Zambia, and Defense Minister [[Edgar Lungu]], who would later be elected President of Zambia, was declared the rightful president of the PF. Sampa was later appointed as Deputy Minister of Commerce in Edgar Lungu's government. He resigned and quit the Patriotic Front shortly before the | After the death [[Michael Sata]], the Fifth President of the [[Zambia|Republic of Zambia]], who was Sampa's uncle, Sampa was elected as President of the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] at a controversial [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] general party conference. His election was later deemed illegal by the High Court of Zambia, and Defense Minister [[Edgar Lungu]], who would later be elected President of Zambia, was declared the rightful president of the PF. Sampa was later appointed as Deputy Minister of Commerce in Edgar Lungu's government. He resigned and quit the Patriotic Front shortly before the [[2016 general election]]. | ||
Sampa attempted to form a party named Democratic Front, but the name already belonged to another party. After deliberating and searching for a party name, he founded the United Democratic Front (UDF). Sampa entered alliances with Elis Chipimo's NAREP and Eric Chanda's 4th Revolution Party, before eventually throwing his weight behind [[Hakainde Hichilema]] and the [[United Party for National Development|UPND.]] After the UPND lost the election, Sampa attempted to rejoin the PF.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zambiareports.com/2014/11/13/miles-sampa-launches-campaign-24-hours-sata-burial/ |title=Miles Sampa Launches Campaign 24 Hours after Sata Burial |work=Zambia Reports |author=Adamu, Peter |date=13 November 2014 |accessdate=12 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30327407 |title=Zambia court rules in Edgar Lungu and Miles Sampa fight |publisher=BBC News |date=4 December 2014 |accessdate=12 December 2014}}</ref> | Sampa attempted to form a party named Democratic Front, but the name already belonged to another party. After deliberating and searching for a party name, he founded the United Democratic Front (UDF). Sampa entered alliances with Elis Chipimo's NAREP and Eric Chanda's 4th Revolution Party, before eventually throwing his weight behind [[Hakainde Hichilema]] and the [[United Party for National Development|UPND.]] After the UPND lost the election, Sampa attempted to rejoin the PF.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://zambiareports.com/2014/11/13/miles-sampa-launches-campaign-24-hours-sata-burial/ |title=Miles Sampa Launches Campaign 24 Hours after Sata Burial |work=Zambia Reports |author=Adamu, Peter |date=13 November 2014 |accessdate=12 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30327407 |title=Zambia court rules in Edgar Lungu and Miles Sampa fight |publisher=BBC News |date=4 December 2014 |accessdate=12 December 2014}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:1970 births]] | [[Category:1970 births]] | ||
