t1/ ADAMSON MUSHALA-
was a Zambian rebel leader who rebelled against the one-party rule of the Zambian government of Dr. Kenneth David Kaunda from 1975 to 1982.
t2/ As a UNIP member, he was sent to China for guerilla training. He returned after independence.
He demanded to be the Minister Of Tourism and Wildlife in the UNIP government, which Kaunda denied.
t3/ Out of frustration, he left Zambia together with his followers and went to the then South West Africa (Namibia) and started his guerilla activities.

His low-level education and lack of international connections inhibited his campaign.

📸 His widow, Rejoice.
t4/ Mushala was killed in 1982 in a military ambush in Solwezi. His area of operations was the bushes among his Kaonde People in the NW.

His body was paraded after he was shot at Solwezi Hospital.
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