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The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party holds its first congress in Nkana.

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Northern Rhodesian Labour Party

Political party in Northern Rhodesia

The Northern Rhodesian Labour Party was a political party in Northern Rhodesia. It was founded by Roy Welensky of the Rhodesian Railway Workers' Union originally to support white Rhodesian working class interests but also to support the creation of a federal state with Northern…
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Nkana

Copper mining district in the city of Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia

Nkana is a section of the city of Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, Zambia which started off in the early part of the 20th century as a railway station to support the growing complex of copper mining operations. It was named after Chief Nkana, the local traditional ruler. The copper…
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