Rex Natala

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Rex Natala
Member of the National Assembly
for Bweengwa
In office
1978–1988
Preceded by Harry Nkumbula
Succeeded by Eli Mwanang'onze
Personal details
DiedJanuary 2011
Political party United National Independence Party

Amon Rex Natala (died January 2011) [1] was a Zambian politician. He served as Member of the National Assembly for Bweengwa from 1978 until 1988. [2]

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Biography

Natala was elected to the National Assembly in the 1978 after former Bweengwa MP Harry Nkumbula was deselected by the United National Independence Party (UNIP), then the sole legal party in the country. He was re-elected in 1983 general elections, before being replaced as the UNIP candidate by Eli Mwanang'onze for the 1988 general elections.

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References

  1. ↑ "RB to attend burial of former UNIP colleague in Mazabuka" Zambia Watchdog, 29 January 2011
  2. ↑ "Development beam twinkles Bweengwa constituency" Daily Mail, 24 April 2016
  3. ↑ "Debates- Wednesday, 12th December, 2012". National Assembly of Zambia. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Account for loans, urges Banda" Lusaka Times, 6 July 2010
  5. ↑ "Zambia: A Tonga Must Replace Mazoka - Rex Natala" The Post, 7 June 2006
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