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| name = Zanco Mpundu Mutembo | | name = Zanco Mpundu Mutembo | ||
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| caption = Zanco Mpundu Mutembo, the man who inspired Zambia’s [[Freedom Statue]] design | | caption = Zanco Mpundu Mutembo, the man who inspired Zambia’s [[Freedom Statue]] design | ||
| birth_name = Mpundu Mutembo | | birth_name = Mpundu Mutembo | ||
| birth_date = 1936 | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1936|12|31}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Northern Province]] | | birth_place = [[Northern Province]] | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = | ||
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==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Mutembo was born in 1936 in [[Mbala]]. He and his twin brother, Arnold, got involved in the political struggle against the colonialists in [[Northern Province]] at the age of 18 in 1954. They dropped out of school after their father's death and joined the political struggle led by [[ | Mutembo was born in 1936 in [[Mbala]]. He and his twin brother, Arnold, got involved in the political struggle against the colonialists in [[Northern Province]] at the age of 18 in 1954. They dropped out of school after their father's death and joined the political struggle led by [[Robert Makasa]] and [[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe]]. | ||
==Political life== | ==Political life== | ||
In 1957, having already made his impact in Northern Province, suffering imprisonment and beatings in the process, Mutembo, along with seven others were sent to Kenya where Dedan Kimathi was leading a rebellion against the colonial rulers. Their mission was to learn how to carry out their own rebellion back home. When he returned, Mutembo worked closely with [[Kenneth Kaunda|Kaunda]] and Kapwepwe, following them on their campaign trail. | In 1957, having already made his impact in Northern Province, suffering imprisonment and beatings in the process, Mutembo, along with seven others were sent to Kenya where Dedan Kimathi was leading a rebellion against the colonial rulers. Their mission was to learn how to carry out their own rebellion back home. When he returned, Mutembo worked closely with [[Kenneth Kaunda|Kaunda]] and [[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe|Kapwepwe]], following them on their campaign trail. | ||
Before Kaunda and others would speak, Mutembo would go on stage first to tell the crowds how bad the colonial government was hence the importance to fight for independence. | Before Kaunda and others would speak, Mutembo would go on stage first to tell the crowds how bad the colonial government was hence the importance to fight for independence. | ||
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==After politics== | ==After politics== | ||
*Mutembo's original house in Mbala, on the land that Sir Evelyn Hone gave him in 1964, is called [[Lumumba House]] and is located at 214, [[Bwangalo Road]]. Mutembo later gave it to [[United National Independence Party]], which used it as a district party office. It is now being used as a carpentry workshop by the locals. | *Mutembo's original house in Mbala, on the land that Sir Evelyn Hone gave him in 1964, is called [[Lumumba House]] and is located at 214, [[Bwangalo Road]]. Mutembo later gave it to [[United National Independence Party]], which used it as a district party office. It is now being used as a carpentry workshop by the locals. | ||
*When Kaunda and the UNIP government were removed from power in 1991, Mutembo became a forgotten figure. Despite several efforts to be handed over to Dr Kaunda's successor, [[Frederick Chiluba]], it never happened. | |||
==Main References== | ==Main References== | ||
*[http://jackjzimba.blogspot.com/2015_02_01_archive.html Mpundu Mutembo: restoring the national symbol by Jack Zimba, | *[http://jackjzimba.blogspot.com/2015_02_01_archive.html Mpundu Mutembo: restoring the national symbol by Jack Zimba, 10 February 2015] | ||
*[https://chibambakayula.wordpress.com/2013/06/26/the-flesh-behind-the-stone-2/ Zanco Mpundu Mutembo, Symbol of our Nation by Chibamba Kayula, 26 June 2013] | *[https://chibambakayula.wordpress.com/2013/06/26/the-flesh-behind-the-stone-2/ Zanco Mpundu Mutembo, Symbol of our Nation by Chibamba Kayula, 26 June 2013] | ||
*Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) | *Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) | ||
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[[Category:National monuments]] | [[Category:National monuments]] | ||
[[Category:History of Zambia]] | [[Category:History of Zambia]] | ||
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