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Appearance
Julia Mulenga Chikamoneka | |
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![]() Julia Chikamoneka in protest outside the Legislative Council in 1961 | |
Born | Julia Mulenga Nsofwa 1910 |
Died | 20 March 1986 (aged 75–76) |
Nationality | North-Eastern Rhodesia, Zambia |
Other names | Mama Chikamoneka, Mama UNIP |
Known for | Freedom fighter. Activism for freedom from colonial rule |
Julia Mulenga Chikamoneka (1910 – 20 March 1986) was a political activist in colonial Zambia. She was a founding member of the Women’s Brigade in 1951 (which later became known as Women's League) and was involved in several protests against colonial rule [1]. In 1960, she marched to the District Commissioner's office and slapped him [2]. She demonstrated with other women at Lusaka's airport, stripped naked to the waist [3].
References
[edit]- ^ Komakoma Kabamba, Leah (7 September 2010). "Brief History and Activism of Mama Julia Chikamoneka". Communication Specialist. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "The Cloth I Was Cut From: Saluting Zambia's Female Freedom Fighters". Zambia Buzz. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Hansen, Karen Tranberg (1989). Distant companions : Servants and employers in Zambia, 1900-1985. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0801495465.