Chief Mporokoso

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Chief Mporokoso (also spelled 'Mpolokoso' and 'Mumpolokoso') is a senior chieftainship of the Bemba people of Zambia, and a subordinate chief of Paramount Chief Chitimukulu. The chief's palace is located in the Northern Province town of Mporokoso named after the chieftainship. [1]

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  1. Times of Zambia Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine accessed 4 February 2007



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