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==People== | ==People== | ||
* '''[[Arthur Wina]]''' – first Minister of Finance | |||
* '''[[Betty Kaunda]]''' – first First Lady of Zambia | |||
* '''[[Arthur Wina]]''' | * '''[[Buumba Malambo]]''' – first and youngest Zambian to win the Women4Africa Award 2015 | ||
* '''[[Betty Kaunda]]''' | * '''[[Catherine Namugala]]''' – first female Deputy Speaker of the [[National Assembly]] | ||
* '''[[Catherine Phiri]]''' | * '''[[Catherine Phiri]]''' – first Zambian/African female boxer to win the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight gold title | ||
* '''[[Dingiswayo Banda]]''' | * '''[[Dingiswayo Banda]]''' – first Minister of Housing and Social Development | ||
* '''[[Esther Phiri]]''' | * '''[[Ester Banda]]''' – first [[Member of Parliament]] of [[Roan Constituency]] | ||
* '''[[Elijah Mudenda]]''' | * '''[[Esther Phiri]]''' – first Zambian female boxer to earn international accolades | ||
* '''[[Grey Zulu]]''' | * '''[[Elijah Mudenda]]''' – first Minister of Agriculture | ||
* '''[[Inonge Wina]]''' | * '''[[Evelyn Mwansa]]''' – first female locomotive driver in Zambia <ref>[http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/day-evelyn-mwansa/ Day with Evelyn Mwansa], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 20 November 2014</ref> | ||
* '''[[James John Skinner]]''' | * '''[[Fashion Sakala]]''' – The first Zambian to score in Scottish Premeriship | ||
* '''[[John Mwanakatwe]]''' | * '''[[Francis Manda]]''' – [[Zambia]]'s first urologist<ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/dr-manda-put-rest/ Dr Manda put to rest], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 6 July 2015</ref> | ||
* '''[[Justin Chimba]]''' | * '''[[Godfridah Sumaili]]''' – first minister of [[National Guidance and Religious Affairs]] | ||
* '''[[Kenneth Kaunda]]''' | *'''[[Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika]]''' – first president of a political party in the country. Lewanika was president of the [[Northern Rhodesia Congress]] (NRC) established in 1948. Due to limitations that came with his royal duties in [[Barotseland]], he handed over leadership to [[Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula]]. | ||
* '''[[Kay Sifuniso]]''' | * '''[[Grey Zulu]]''' – first Minister of Commerce and Industry | ||
* '''[[Lewis Changufu]]''' | * '''[[Inonge Wina]]''' – first female [[Vice-President]] of Zambia | ||
* '''[[ | * '''[[James John Skinner]]''' (Irish) – fist Minister of Justice | ||
* '''[[ | * '''[[Jay Rox]]''' — first Zambian singer to be nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards<ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=82739 Jay Rox becomes first Zambian MAMA nominee], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 16 October 2016</ref> | ||
* '''[[Munukayumbwa Sipalo]]''' | * '''[[John Mwanakatwe]]''' – first Minister of Education | ||
* '''[[Reuben Kamanga]]''' | * '''[[Justin Chimba]]''' – first Minister of Labour and Mines | ||
* '''[[Samuel Matete]]''' | * '''[[Kenneth Kaunda]]''' – first [[President of Zambia]], first Mkushi Member of Parliament | ||
* '''[[Sikota Wina]]''' | * '''[[Kay Sifuniso]]''' – first Zambian female journalist | ||
* '''[[Simon Kapwepwe]]''' | * '''[[Lawrence Katilungu]]''' – first President of the [[African Mineworkers' Union]] | ||
* '''[[Solomon Kalulu]]''' | * '''[[Lazarus Tembo]]''' – first visually challenged [[Member of Parliament]] and Minister of State under the [[Ministry of Labor and Social Services]] | ||
* '''[[Wesley Pillsbury Nyirenda|Wesley Nyirenda]] | * '''[[Lewis Changufu]]''' – first Defence Minister of Zambia | ||
* '''[[Lillian Muwina]]''' — first Zambian female Aeronautical Engineer<ref>[http://www.times.co.zm/?p=20745 LT COL MUWINA: FIRST ZAMBIAN FEMALE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER], [[Times of Zambia]], 28 April 2014</ref> | |||
*'''[[Matiya Ngalande]]''' - first [[member of parliament]] for [[Kasempa]]. | |||
* '''[[Margaret Siamoya]]''' — first woman Territorial Commander of the Salvation Army Church in Zambia<ref>[http://lusakavoice.com/2014/08/01/salvation-army-appoints-first-zambian-woman-commander/ Salvation Army appoints first Zambian woman Commander], [[Lusaka Times]], 1 August 2014</ref> | |||
* '''[[Mumba Kapumpa]]''' – first chairperson of the [[National Arts Council of Zambia]] (NAC) | |||
* '''[[Munukayumbwa Sipalo]]''' – first Minister of Natural Resources | |||
* '''[[Nalumino Mundia]]''' – first Minister of Local Government | |||
* '''[[Nelly Mutti]]''' – first female [[Speaker of the National Assembly]] | |||
* '''[[Norena Chiteba]]''' – first female president of [[Zambia Squash Association]] | |||
* '''[[Reuben Kamanga]]''' – first [[Vice-President]] of Zambia, first Minister of Transport and Communications | |||
* '''[[Samuel Matete]]''' – first Zambian/African Track and Field World Champion | |||
* '''[[Sikota Wina]]''' – first Minister of Health | |||
* '''[[Simon Kapwepwe]]''' – first Minister of Home Affairs | |||
* '''[[Solomon Kalulu]]''' – first Minister of Land and Works | |||
* '''[[Wesley Pillsbury Nyirenda|Wesley Nyirenda]]''' – first Zambian Speaker of the [[National Assembly]] | |||
* '''[[Nakatindi Wina]]'''– the first female member of [[National Assembly]]. | |||
==Places== | ==Places== | ||
*'''[[Kalomo]]''' – first administrative centre of [[Northern Rhodesia]] | |||
*'''[[Kalomo]]''' | *'''[[Livingstone]]''' – first capital city of Northern Rhodesia | ||
*'''[[Livingstone]]''' | *'''[[Lusaka Hotel]]''' – first hotel in [[Lusaka]] | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
==Other topics== | ==Other topics== | ||
{{ | * '''[[Chalo Chatu]]''' — first Zambian online encyclopedia<ref name=ZOW>{{cite news|title=CHALO CHATU: ZAMBIA’S OWN WIKIPEDIA ! |url= http://www.tuneworth.com/2017/09/29/chalo-chatu-zambias-own-wikipedia/ |issue=September 29, 2017 |publisher=Tuneworth.com}}</ref> | ||
* '''[[Northern Rhodesia African National Congress]]''' – first native political party<ref>[http://www.zambian.com/zambia/directory/people/last-name-nn/html/harry-nkumbula-zambian.html Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula] on Zambian.com</ref> | |||
* '''[[Radio Phoenix]]''' — Zambia's first commercial private radio station | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[:Category:People of Zambia|List of Zambian people]] | * [[:Category:People of Zambia|List of Zambian people]] | ||
* [[History of Zambia]] | * [[History of Zambia]] | ||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|3}} | |||
[[Category:Zambia]] | [[Category:Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:Facts about Zambia]] | [[Category:Facts about Zambia]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:06, 17 January 2023
The list below contains names of Zambians who have been the first achievers in various fields. It also contains other related topic such as places and events.
People
- Arthur Wina – first Minister of Finance
- Betty Kaunda – first First Lady of Zambia
- Buumba Malambo – first and youngest Zambian to win the Women4Africa Award 2015
- Catherine Namugala – first female Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
- Catherine Phiri – first Zambian/African female boxer to win the World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight gold title
- Dingiswayo Banda – first Minister of Housing and Social Development
- Ester Banda – first Member of Parliament of Roan Constituency
- Esther Phiri – first Zambian female boxer to earn international accolades
- Elijah Mudenda – first Minister of Agriculture
- Evelyn Mwansa – first female locomotive driver in Zambia [1]
- Fashion Sakala – The first Zambian to score in Scottish Premeriship
- Francis Manda – Zambia's first urologist[2]
- Godfridah Sumaili – first minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs
- Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika – first president of a political party in the country. Lewanika was president of the Northern Rhodesia Congress (NRC) established in 1948. Due to limitations that came with his royal duties in Barotseland, he handed over leadership to Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula.
- Grey Zulu – first Minister of Commerce and Industry
- Inonge Wina – first female Vice-President of Zambia
- James John Skinner (Irish) – fist Minister of Justice
- Jay Rox — first Zambian singer to be nominated for the MTV Africa Music Awards[3]
- John Mwanakatwe – first Minister of Education
- Justin Chimba – first Minister of Labour and Mines
- Kenneth Kaunda – first President of Zambia, first Mkushi Member of Parliament
- Kay Sifuniso – first Zambian female journalist
- Lawrence Katilungu – first President of the African Mineworkers' Union
- Lazarus Tembo – first visually challenged Member of Parliament and Minister of State under the Ministry of Labor and Social Services
- Lewis Changufu – first Defence Minister of Zambia
- Lillian Muwina — first Zambian female Aeronautical Engineer[4]
- Matiya Ngalande - first member of parliament for Kasempa.
- Margaret Siamoya — first woman Territorial Commander of the Salvation Army Church in Zambia[5]
- Mumba Kapumpa – first chairperson of the National Arts Council of Zambia (NAC)
- Munukayumbwa Sipalo – first Minister of Natural Resources
- Nalumino Mundia – first Minister of Local Government
- Nelly Mutti – first female Speaker of the National Assembly
- Norena Chiteba – first female president of Zambia Squash Association
- Reuben Kamanga – first Vice-President of Zambia, first Minister of Transport and Communications
- Samuel Matete – first Zambian/African Track and Field World Champion
- Sikota Wina – first Minister of Health
- Simon Kapwepwe – first Minister of Home Affairs
- Solomon Kalulu – first Minister of Land and Works
- Wesley Nyirenda – first Zambian Speaker of the National Assembly
- Nakatindi Wina– the first female member of National Assembly.
Places
- Kalomo – first administrative centre of Northern Rhodesia
- Livingstone – first capital city of Northern Rhodesia
- Lusaka Hotel – first hotel in Lusaka
Events
Other topics
- Chalo Chatu — first Zambian online encyclopedia[6]
- Northern Rhodesia African National Congress – first native political party[7]
- Radio Phoenix — Zambia's first commercial private radio station
See also
References
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- ↑ Day with Evelyn Mwansa, Zambia Daily Mail, 20 November 2014
- ↑ Dr Manda put to rest, Zambia Daily Mail, 6 July 2015
- ↑ Jay Rox becomes first Zambian MAMA nominee, Zambia Daily Mail, 16 October 2016
- ↑ LT COL MUWINA: FIRST ZAMBIAN FEMALE AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER, Times of Zambia, 28 April 2014
- ↑ Salvation Army appoints first Zambian woman Commander, Lusaka Times, 1 August 2014
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula on Zambian.com
