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| name = Nalumino Mundia | |||
| image = Nalumino Mundia portrait.jpg | |||
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| caption = Nalumino Mundia speaking at a lectern, LA, USA in 1986. Photo by Guy Crowder | |||
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| birth_date = 21 November 1927 | |||
| birth_place = [[Kalabo]], [[Zambia]] | |||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|11|7|1927|11|21}} | |||
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| occupation = [[:Category:Politicians|Politician]], [[:Category:Zambian diplomats|Diplomat]] | |||
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| known_for = 4th [[Prime Minister]] | |||
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'''Nalumino Mundia''' (21 November 1927 – 7 November 1988) was a [[Zambia]]n politician and freedom fighter who served as the first Minister of Commerce & Industry from 1964 and later became the 4th [[Prime Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister]] of the country from 18 February 1981 to 24 April 1985. He went on to serve as Zambia's ambassador to the United States, Brazil, Peru and Venezuela. | '''Nalumino Mundia''' (21 November 1927 – 7 November 1988) was a [[Zambia]]n politician and freedom fighter who served as the first Minister of Commerce & Industry from 1964 and later became the 4th [[Prime Minister of Zambia|Prime Minister]] of the country from 18 February 1981 to 24 April 1985. He went on to serve as Zambia's ambassador to the United States, Brazil, Peru and Venezuela. | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Mundia | Mundia started his career as a teacher in Namibia and Zimbabwe. He later joined politics becoming a founding member of [[Kenneth Kaunda]]'s [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP), under which he held the position of deputy national treasurer. | ||
[[File:First cabinet - with names.jpg|350px|thumbnail|left|First Cabinet: Mundia (third in third row from left) with [[Kenneth Kaunda]]'s [[UNIP]].]] | |||
When Zambia got independent in 1964, UNIP formed government and Mundia became Zambia's first [[Minister of Commerce & Industry]] in [[Zambia's first cabinet]] under the leadership of President [[Kenneth Kaunda]]. | |||
===Resignation and arrest=== | ===Resignation and arrest=== | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
[[File:Nalumino Mundia resting place.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right| Nalumino Mundia's resting place. Photo by [[Ned Chivube]]]] | [[File:Nalumino Mundia resting place.jpg|200px|thumbnail|right| Nalumino Mundia's resting place. Photo by [[Ned Chivube]]]] | ||
On 7 November 1988 Mundia collapsed at a diplomatic function and subsequently died of a heart attack in | On 7 November 1988 Mundia collapsed at a diplomatic function and subsequently died of a heart attack in Bollivia. He was survived by his wife and six children. He was 60.<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=oWtmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mundia,+Nalumino%22+AND+%221927%22&dq=%22Mundia,+Nalumino%22+AND+%221927%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nuUMT676LaqqiQLnza2mBA&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBzgK Who's who of Southern Africa - Google Books]</ref> | ||
==Books== | |||
*[https://books.google.co.zm/books/about/The_History_and_Objectives_of_the_Southe.html?id=IxtXAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y The History and Objectives of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC)] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
