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'''Mwamba Luchembe''' ('''Lieutenant Christopher Mwamba Luchembe'''), (born in 1960) is a former [[Zambia Army]] Lieutenant who at the age of 30 attempted a coup d’état during the one-party state era of Dr [[Kenneth Kaunda]] in 1990. His action came at a time when Zambians needed change of government and had risen against Kaunda's rule. | '''Mwamba Luchembe''' ('''Lieutenant Christopher Mwamba Luchembe'''), (born in 1960) is a former [[Zambia Army]] Lieutenant who at the age of 30 attempted a coup d’état during the one-party state era of Dr [[Kenneth Kaunda]] in 1990. His action came at a time when Zambians needed change of government and had risen against Kaunda's rule. | ||
==Coup attempt== | |||
On July 1, 1990 Luchembe managed to make his way into the [[ZNBC|Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]] (ZNBC) radio studios where he announced that the Zambia Army had taken over Government and he cited [[1990 riots|food riots]] of the previous week as reasons for his action because about 27 people had died while more than 100 were wounded. | On July 1, 1990 Luchembe managed to make his way into the [[ZNBC|Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]] (ZNBC) radio studios where he announced that the Zambia Army had taken over Government and he cited [[1990 riots|food riots]] of the previous week as reasons for his action because about 27 people had died while more than 100 were wounded. | ||
