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By the early 1960s, around 1,000 Jews lived in Northern Rhodesia. But after Zambia's independence in 1964, numbers began to dwindle, part of a larger exodus of whites from the country. There are now fewer than 50 Jews left in Zambia.<ref name="cnn"/> | By the early 1960s, around 1,000 Jews lived in Northern Rhodesia. But after Zambia's independence in 1964, numbers began to dwindle, part of a larger exodus of whites from the country. There are now fewer than 50 Jews left in Zambia.<ref name="cnn"/> | ||
== Activism and political career == | == Activism and political career == | ||
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He gradually became disillusioned with the [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]] and [[Kenneth Kaunda|President Kaunda]]’s one-party state and became one founders of the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD). After the party’s triumph in the [[1991 elections]], he served as [[Member of Parliament]] and a member of the government in several positions, finally resigning after the government tried to prevent Kaunda from [[1996 elections|contesting the presidency in 1996]] on the grounds that he was not a Zambian citizen.<ref name="biography"/> | He gradually became disillusioned with the [[United National Independence Party|UNIP]] and [[Kenneth Kaunda|President Kaunda]]’s one-party state and became one founders of the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD). After the party’s triumph in the [[1991 elections]], he served as [[Member of Parliament]] and a member of the government in several positions, finally resigning after the government tried to prevent Kaunda from [[1996 elections|contesting the presidency in 1996]] on the grounds that he was not a Zambian citizen.<ref name="biography"/> | ||
In 2001, he was chairman of opposition [[Forum for Democracy and Development]] (FDD) party.<ref name="cnn"/> | In 2001, he was chairman of opposition [[Forum for Democracy and Development]] (FDD) party.<ref name="cnn"/> He retired from politics in 2005. | ||
==Later career== | ==Later career== | ||
==Personal life== | |||
Simon Zukas was married to [[Cynthia Zukas|Cynthia]], a visual artist and arts promoter. The two met in London while Simon was in exile in 1952 and married three years later. | |||
==Death== | |||
<ref>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2021/09/28/simon-zukas-has-died-aged-96/ Simon Zukas has died aged 96], [[Lusaka Times]]</ref> | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
