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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 food riots|food riots]] of the previous week as reasons for his action because about 27 people had died while more than 100 were wounded. | ||
Although Luchembe's action can be described as a failed coup attempt against president Kaunda, it certainly weakened his political power which was already shaky after three days of rioting.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/01/world/failed-zambia-coup-weakens-leader.html</ref> | Although Luchembe's action can be described as a failed coup attempt against president Kaunda, it certainly weakened his political power which was already shaky after three days of rioting.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/01/world/failed-zambia-coup-weakens-leader.html</ref> | ||
