Robinson Nabulyato
Robinson Nabulyato | |
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Speaker of the National Assembly | |
In office 1991–1998 | |
Preceded by | Fwanyanga Mulikita |
Succeeded by | Amusaa Mwanamwambwa |
Speaker of the National Assembly | |
In office 1968–1988 | |
Preceded by | Wesley Nyirenda |
Succeeded by | Fwanyanga Mulikita |
African Member of the | |
In office 1954–1958 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 28 October 1916 , Northern Rhodesia |
Died | 12 September 2004 Lusaka, Zambia | (aged 87)
Profession | Teacher |
Robinson Mwaakwe Nabulyato (28 October 1916 – 12 September 2004) was a Zambian politician. He served as a member of the between 1954 and 1958 and then Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia from 1968 until 1988 and again from 1991 until 1998.
Biography[]
Nabulyato was born in in 1916,[1] and attended Methodist mission schools in and Kafue.[2] He later attended Chalimbana College, going on to work as a teacher.[2] He joined the Northern Rhodesian Congress in 1948 and became its Secretary-General.[2]
In 1954 Nabulyato became a member of the Legislative Council after being appointed as one of the four African members, representing Southern Province.[3] He contested the in the 1959 general elections, running as an independent against Congress leader Harry Nkumbula, but was heavily defeated.[4]
In 1968 Nabulyato was chosen as the Speaker of the National Assembly after Wesley Nyirenda had resigned to take up a ministerial position. He remained Speaker until retiring in 1988.[2] However, three years later he was chosen as the Speaker for the first multi-party National Assembly since the early 1970s.[2] He retired again in 1998.[2] He died in the suburb of Lusaka on 12 September 2004.[5][6]
Honours and awards[]
Nabulyato was awarded the Order of the Grand Companion of Freedom in 1965.[2] In 1972 he was made a Knight Grand Band of the Humane Order of African Redemption by Liberian President William R. Tolbert Jr..[2] The University of Zambia gave him an honorary LL.D in October 1984.[2]
References[]
- ^ Robinson Nabulyato (2008) African Realities: A Memoir, African Books Collective, p1
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Ng'ona Mwela Chibesakunda (2001) The Parliament of Zambia, p38
- ^ "N. Rhodesian Changes: Unofficial Members' Responsibilities", The Times, 15 January 2011, p7, Issue 52830
- ^ "Northern Rhodesian Election Results", East Africa and Rhodesia, 2 April 1959, p913
- ^ Former Speaker Nabulyato Dies The Post, 14 September 2004
- ^ Farewell Nabulyato Times of Zambia, 16 September 2004
- 1917 births
- Zambian educators
- Zambian African National Congress politicians
- Members of the Legislative Council of Northern Rhodesia
- Speakers of the National Assembly (Zambia)
- 2004 deaths