1. Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula was a Zambian nationalist leader involved in the movement for the independence of Northern Rhodesia, as Zambia was known until the end of British rule in 1964.
16 Facts About Harry Nkumbula
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Harry Nkumbula was born in the village of Maala in the Namwala district of Zambia's southern province.
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Harry Nkumbula was the youngest of three children and the only son.
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Harry Nkumbula then taught in Namwala District for several years.
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In 1938 Harry Nkumbula joined the Northern Rhodesian government's teaching service and later worked in Kitwe and Mufulira on the Copperbelt.
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In 1946, from Chalimbana Teacher Training School, Harry Nkumbula went to Kampala's Makerere University College in Uganda.
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From Makerere, Harry Nkumbula went on to study for and received a diploma from the Institute of Education, University of London.
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In London, Harry Nkumbula had the opportunity to meet other African nationalists who were galvanized after attending the 1945 Pan-African Congress in Manchester, England.
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When Harry Nkumbula called a national strike disguised as a "national day of prayer" in opposition to the Federation, the African population did not respond.
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Harry Nkumbula became increasingly influenced by white liberals and was seen as willing to compromise on the fundamental issue of majority rule.
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Harry Nkumbula made an ill-advised secret electoral pact with the white-dominated United Federal Party.
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Harry Nkumbula then found himself in a bind after the ANC won seven seats and held the balance of power between UNIP and the UFP.
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Harry Nkumbula signed a document called the Choma Declaration on 27 June 1973 and announced that he was joining UNIP.
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Some have alleged that Kaunda "bought off" Harry Nkumbula by offering him an emerald mine.
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Harry Nkumbula's last prominent political action was an ill-fated attempt, together with Simon Kapwepwe, to stand against Kaunda for Zambia's one-party presidential nomination in 1978.
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Harry Nkumbula was widely tipped to become the next president of Zambia until his death in a road accident.