Adamson Mushala
Adamson Bratson Musanda Mushala was a Zambian insurgent who led a resistance movement against the one-party government of President Kenneth Kaunda from 1975 until his death in 1982, when he was killed by officers of the Zambian Army.
Life and rebellion
Adamson Bratson Mushala was born in Zambia in 1935. Before engaging in open rebellion, Adamson Mushala was originally a member of the United National Independence Party, where he participated in the fight against colonial rule. He was dispatched to China to receive guerrilla training, anticipating a return to combat the colonial government of Zambia. However, Zambia had already achieved independence by the time he returned. Mushala aspired to be appointed as the Minister Of Tourism and Wildlife under the UNIP government—a request that President Kenneth Kaunda denied. Feeling frustrated and marginalized, Mushala left Zambia with a group of followers for South West Africa, which was then under South African control, to further hone his guerrilla skills.Inspired by Jonas Savimbi's actions in Angola, Mushala returned to Zambia in 1975 and initiated a rebellion against the UNIP-led government, a campaign that continued until his death in 1982. He was reputed to have survived numerous attempts to capture or kill him, a feat attributed by some to witchcraft and supernatural abilities. Unconfirmed reports suggested that the Zambian government even enlisted the help of witchdoctors, both locally and internationally, in unsuccessful attempts to capture him.