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Lewanika had good relations with the Indian High Commissioner in Kenya. It was through this channel that he managed to organise scholarships for [[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe]], [[Mainza Chona]], [[Nalumino Mundia]] and [[Daniel Lisulo]] to go and study in India in the 1950s. These would later be part of the [[first cabinet | Lewanika had good relations with the Indian High Commissioner in Kenya. It was through this channel that he managed to organise scholarships for [[Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe]], [[Mainza Chona]], [[Nalumino Mundia]] and [[Daniel Lisulo]] to go and study in India in the 1950s. These would later be part of the [[First Cabinet of Zambia|first cabinet of Zambia]] after independence in 1964. | ||
==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
In 1948, Lewanika founded the first political party in the country, the [[Northern Rhodesia Congress]] (NRC). He was the President of the party. | |||
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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