Peter Amos Siwo
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Peter Amos Mbiko Siwo was one of the first black graduates in Northern Rhodesia
, and a pioneering civil servant after the country achieved independence as Zambia
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He was the first black graduate to work at the mines. Before independence, he lived in a little house in no man's land in the Copperbelt. They did not want to put him with the black miners in those tiny houses because he was a graduate, but they could not put him in a big house in the white area either because he was black.
He was the first chairman of Zambia Airways
. He was Permanent Secretary in the then Ministry of Power, Transport Works and Communications for about five years when UDI
was declared. After he left they split it into three different ministries.
He chaired many meetings for United Nations Education committees and Commonwealth Education Conferences and World Bank
meetings. He chaired and worked on the Education Reforms in Zambia and was the first Director of Examinations Board.
He married Sheila Gibson McHarrie at Glenluce Abbey on 20 September 1979.
He was often quoted by Times of Zambia.
Northern Rhodesia
Northern Rhodesia was a territory in south central Africa, formed in 1911. It became independent in 1964 as Zambia.It was initially administered under charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia...
, and a pioneering civil servant after the country achieved independence as 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....
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He was the first black graduate to work at the mines. Before independence, he lived in a little house in no man's land in the Copperbelt. They did not want to put him with the black miners in those tiny houses because he was a graduate, but they could not put him in a big house in the white area either because he was black.
He was the first chairman of Zambia Airways
Zambia Airways
Zambia Airways Corporation was the flag carrier of the Republic of Zambia.-History:Zambia Airways was founded in 1964 as a subsidiary of Central African Airways. The original fleet consisted of two Douglas DC-3 and three DHC-2 Beaver. By 1967 Zambia Airways had become independent of Central...
. He was Permanent Secretary in the then Ministry of Power, Transport Works and Communications for about five years when UDI
UDI
UDI may refer to:* Unilateral declaration of independence, an assertion of the independence of an aspiring state or states** In particular, the Rhodesian Unilateral Declaration of Independence* Unidad de Inversion, Mexican currency funds unit...
was declared. After he left they split it into three different ministries.
He chaired many meetings for United Nations Education committees and Commonwealth Education Conferences and World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
meetings. He chaired and worked on the Education Reforms in Zambia and was the first Director of Examinations Board.
He married Sheila Gibson McHarrie at Glenluce Abbey on 20 September 1979.
He was often quoted by Times of Zambia.