“WHEREBY, HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE. BORN ON 11TH NOVEMBER, 1929, THE LATE JOHN ACKIM BANDA WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS AND HE LATER JOINED THE UNITED NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE PARTY (UNIP) LED BY THE LATE MR. HARRY MWAANGA NKUMBULA AND THE LATE DR. KENNETH DAVID KAUNDA. HIS ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES CULMINATED INTO A STRONG UNITY WHICH INCLUDED GOVERNMENT WORKERS AND THIS FORCED THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND LATER LED INTO THE COUNTRY GAINING ITS INDEPENDENCE ON 24TH OCTOBER, 1964. HIS RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION IN SEEING THAT OUR COUNTRY ATTAINS FREEDOM IS WORTHY OF SPECIAL RECOGNITION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | — |
| Gazette No. | 1398 |
| Gazette Vol. | 100 |
| Gazette Date | 2023-10-22 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | Yes |
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