Zanco Mpundu Mutembo

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Zanco Mpundu Mutembo
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OccupationFreedom fighter
Known forFreedom Statue

Zanco Mpundu Mutembo (born 1936) is a Zambian freedom fighter. He is the man on the Zambian Freedom Statue who broke the chains during the struggle for the country's fight for independence.

History

Mutembo was a National Youth Chairperson. He got involved in the political struggle against the colonialists in Northern Province at the age of 18 in 1954.

Breaking the chains

Freedom Statue in Lusaka modeled after Mutembo