Salome Kapwepwe

Salome Kapwepwe
Salome in 2016
Personal details
Born
Salome Chilufya Besa

(1926-08-08)8 August 1926
Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)
Died9 May 2017(2017-05-09) (aged 90)
Lusaka
Spouse
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(m. 1946)​
Children8; including Chileshe Kapwepwe & Mulenga Kapwepwe

Salome Kapwepwe (August 8, 1926 – May 9, 2017) was a Zambian freedom fighter and educator, known for her pivotal role in the country's struggle for independence. Additionally, she was the wife of Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe, a prominent Zambian nationalist and vice-president of Zambia.

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