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[td]'''Godwin Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika II''' (1905 β 1977) was a Zambian politician, independence leader, and ''[[Litunga]]'' of [[Barotseland]] from 1968 until his death.[/td]Revision as of 01:44, 30 August 2025
[/td][td]'''Godwin Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika II''' (1905 β 1977) was a Zambian politician, independence leader, and ''[[Litunga]]'' of [[Barotseland]] from 1968 until his death.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Biography==[/td] [td]Godwin Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika was born in 1905 in the British protectorate of [[BarotzilandβNorth-Western Rhodesia]]. He was the ninth son of [[Lewanika|Lubosi Lewanika]], who reigned as Litunga from 1878 until his death in 1916. Lewanika was educated at the [[Lovedale (South Africa)|Lovedale missionary school]] in South Africa. After completing school he returned to Barotseland, which was now ruled by [[Yeta III]]. He worked as secretary to Yeta III until he was exiled for allegedly plotting against the Litunga, and he moved to Livingstone where he first became politically active, becoming the secretary of the Livingstone Welfare Association. He also took part in the first meeting of the United Welfare Association of Northern Rhodesia in [[Kafue]], which had a moderate approach to political reform, and Lewanika said in a speech at the first meeting that Africans had not become advanced enough to "demand higher things to come to us all at once".<ref name=afhist>{{cite journal |title=The Colonial African: Godwin Mbikusita-Lewanika and His Struggle For and Against Zambian Nationalism |journal=[[The Journal of African History]] |volume=65 |issue=3 |last1=Sishuwa |first1=Sishuwa |last2=Money |first2=Duncan |date=November 2024 |publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]] |url=https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021853724000410}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td] [td]Lewanika had reconciled with the royal household by 1936, when Yeta III had obtained an invitation to the Coronation of Edward VIII. Although not initially included in Yeta's limited party of five, Lewanika persuaded Yeta to bring him to serve as his secretary and valet. Yeta instructed Lewanika to keep a diary of their visit so that it could be published. They were received by the British royal family at [[Buckingham Palace]] and were seated in [[Westminster Abbey]] for the coronation. Yeta III was also filmed for a television broadcast by the [[BBC]]. Lewanika visited London and Paris and met with other native elites from across the British Empire[/td] [td][/td] [td]In 1938, a compilation of poems and stories about Lozi kings and the traditions, proverbs and protocols of the royal court written by Lewanika were published.[/td] [td][/td]
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