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==Breaking the chains and freedom== | ==Breaking the chains and freedom== | ||
On December 31, 1963 - with independence now imminent - Sir [[Evelyn Dennison Hone]], the last governor for [[Northern Rhodesia]], asked Kaunda for a symbol the new nation would be known by. Would it be the Victoria Falls or perhaps the Muchinga Escapement, or any other natural resource. Kaunda, however, had other ideas. | On December 31, 1963 - with independence now imminent - Sir [[Evelyn Dennison Hone]], the last governor for [[Northern Rhodesia]], asked Kaunda for a symbol the new nation would be known by. Would it be the Victoria Falls or perhaps the Muchinga Escapement, or any other natural resource. Kaunda, however, had other ideas. Kaunda and the [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) leadership had chosen Mutembo to be the symbol of the new nation. | ||
Kaunda called Mutembo, a strongly built young freedom fighter from Mbala who had earned himself a place among the ranks of freedom fighters such as [[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe]], and told him that he had been chosen to die for the nation and told him to be strong. Later that day, Mutembo drove with [[Evelyn Dennison Hone|Sir Evelyn Hone]] in his official vehicle with a mounted police escort down King George Avenue (now [[Independence Avenue]]) to [[Police Force Headquarters]]. | |||
Kaunda called | |||
At Force Headquarters, after being interviewed, he was taken to a room where 18 military officers stood with guns at ready. He was then handcuffed to a chain and ordered to break free or get shot. Shockingly, he pulled so hard and broke the chains in full view of soldiers and photographers who took photos of what seemed like magical power. The governor, Sir Evelyn Hone, raised his hands and announced, "You are now the symbol of the nation." | At Force Headquarters, after being interviewed, he was taken to a room where 18 military officers stood with guns at ready. He was then handcuffed to a chain and ordered to break free or get shot. Shockingly, he pulled so hard and broke the chains in full view of soldiers and photographers who took photos of what seemed like magical power. The governor, Sir Evelyn Hone, raised his hands and announced, "You are now the symbol of the nation." | ||
