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Ms. Margaret Shezongo

— Second Division
Gazette No. 679
Citation

“YOU PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN PROVIDING SANCTUARY TO FREEDOM FIGHTERS. IN LUTANGA VILLAGE OF NAMWALA DISTRICT WENT TO SCHOOL IN NAMWALA WHERE YOU DID YOUR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL AND LATER TRAINED AS A SECRETARY. YOU JOINED GOVERNMENT UNTIL YOU GOT MARRIED TO MR. MUNGONI LISO WHO WAS A MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE PARTY (UNIP) CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND INTRODUCED YOU TO POLITICS. YOU ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE AS A YOUTH BY PROVIDING ACCOMMODATION FOR FREEDOM FIGHTERS, FOOD, WATER AND LAUNDRY DESPITE THE POLICE CONSTANTLY MONITORING THE HOUSE TO TRY AND ARREST THE YOUTHS THAT WEV RE BEING LOOKED AFTER, DURING THE WHOLE PERIOD OF THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN 1953 AND 1964. YOU CONTINUED TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY SERVICES IN ZAMBIA. YOUR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE IS WORTHY OF A SPECIAL AWARD.”

Award Details
Award
Individual
Division
Second Division
Event
African Freedom Day
Date Awarded
25 May 2023
Venue
—
Award Type
Individual
Summary
GenderFemale
Province—
District—
Gazette No.679
Gazette Vol.—
Gazette Date2023-05-24 00:00:00
PosthumousNo
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