Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika
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Senanga
Senanga is a town in the Western Province of Zambia, on the eastern bank of the Zambezi River, at the southern end of its Barotse Floodplain. It lies on the main road running parallel to the river from Livingstone and Sesheke to Mongu, which crosses the river by a pontoon ferry about 15 km ...
) is a Zambia
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
n politician currently serving as Ambassador
Ambassador
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of the Republic of Zambia to the United States of America. She presented her credentials to U.S. President George W. Bush
George W. Bush
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on 26 February 2003.
She is the daughter of King Lewanika II of Barotseland
Barotseland
Barotseland is a region in the western part of Zambia, and is the homeland of the Lozi people or Barotse who were previously known as Luyi or Aluyi. Its heartland is the Barotse Floodplain on the upper Zambezi River, also known as Bulozi or Lyondo, but it includes the surrounding higher ground of...
. Her brother, Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika
Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika
Prince Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika is a Zambian politician and businessman with a princely title. He was a founding member of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy...
, is also a politician.
Dr. Lewanika, who attended New York University
New York University
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, began her career as a lecturer and professor of education at the University of Zambia
University of Zambia
The University of Zambia is Zambia's largest university, founded in 1966. It has a student population of about 10,000.-Academics:The University of Zambia is divided into the following faculties:*School of Agricultural Sciences *School of Engineering...
. She was later employed by UNICEF as a regional adviser for Africa
Africa
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. In 1991 she was elected to Parliament for the Movement for Multiparty Democracy
Movement for Multiparty Democracy
The Movement for Multi-party Democracy is a political party in Zambia. Originally formed to oust the previous government, MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001, when its past leader, Frederick Chiluba was president of the country...
(MMD) in Zambia's first multiparty polls since 1972. She ran for president in 2001, capturing about 0.6 percent of the vote under the Agenda for Zambia (AZ) banner.
Sources consulted
- Official biography (Embassy of the Republic of Zambia)
- Lozi (Barotseland) genealogy (Christopher Buyers)