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Mulena Yomuhulu Mbumu wa Litunga Yeta I was a High Chief of the Lozi people in Barotseland, Africa.[ citation needed ]

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It is said that he was a son of the first Lozi king Nyame, by his second wife, queen Mwambwa. Nyame is a Sky god in African mythology.

It is believed that Mwambwa was a historical person, the Lunda woman. [1]

He succeeded on the death of his brother Inyambo and married Namabanda.

He died at Namanda and was buried there.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Lozi by Ernest Douglas Brown