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'''Salome Kapwepwe''' ( | '''Salome Chilufya Kapwepwe''' (8 August 1926 — 8 May 2017) was freedom fighter and widow of former [[Vice-President]] and iconic [[freedom fighter]] the late [[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe]]. She is hailed as a heroine who, with the cooperation of other great women, selflessly and significantly contributed to the country’s liberation struggle. | ||
==Early life and education== | |||
She was born Salome Chilufya Besa on 8 August 1926, at [[Lubwa Mission]] in [[Chinsali]], [[Muchinga Province]], an area largely considered a birthplace of Zambian politics. | |||
She went to school at Lubwa in Chinsali, gaining her Standard Five certificate there. Among her classmates were the late Professor [[Lameck Goma]], Otto Vibetti, and [[Dingiswayo Banda]]. After completing her Standard Five, she underwent two years training as a teacher. | |||
==Career== | |||
She started her career at Lubwa as a teacher in 1946. At Lubwa, she met [[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe]] whom she married on 3 August 1946. After their wedding, Simon and Salome were sent to teach at Nkula, where Mr [[Barson Luo]] was headmaster. While teaching there, she gave birth to their first born, Mwamba Kapwepwe in 1947. | |||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Mrs Kapwepwe passed away on 8 May 2017 in her sleep at the age of 90.<ref>[http://www.zambianobserver.com/lungu-mourns-freedom-fighter-mama-salome-kapwepwe/ LUNGU MOURNS FREEDOM FIGHTER MAMA SALOME KAPWEPWE], [[Zambian Observer]], 9 May 2017</ref> | Mrs Kapwepwe passed away on 8 May 2017 in her sleep at the age of 90.<ref>[http://www.zambianobserver.com/lungu-mourns-freedom-fighter-mama-salome-kapwepwe/ LUNGU MOURNS FREEDOM FIGHTER MAMA SALOME KAPWEPWE], [[Zambian Observer]], 9 May 2017</ref><ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/salome-kapwepwe-dies-at-90/ Salome Kapwepwe dies at 90] '''Daily Mail'''</ref> She was interred on 13 May 2013 at her home in [[Chinsali]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe]] | |||
*[[Mulenga Kapwepwe]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Freedom fighters]] | [[Category:Freedom fighters]] | ||
[[Category:2017 deaths]] | [[Category:2017 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:1926 births]] | |||
