Rex Natala Explained

Rex Natala
Assembly:National Assembly (Zambia)National
Constituency Am:Bweengwa
Term Start:1978
Term End:1988
Predecessor:Harry Nkumbula
Successor:Eli Mwanang'onze
Death Date:January 2011
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]

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.

Away from politics, Natala was a farmer and chair of the organising committee of the Lwiindi Gonde ceremony.[3] [4] He was a cousin of politician Anderson Mazoka.[5]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.zambiawatchdog.com/rb-to-attend-burial-of-former-unip-colleague-in-mazabuka/ "RB to attend burial of former UNIP colleague in Mazabuka"
  2. https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/development-beam-twinkles-bweengwa-constituency/ "Development beam twinkles Bweengwa constituency"
  3. Web site: Debates- Wednesday, 12th December, 2012 . National Assembly of Zambia . 7 October 2018 .
  4. https://www.lusakatimes.com/2010/07/06/account-loans-urges-banda/ "Account for loans, urges Banda"
  5. http://allafrica.com/stories/200606070250.html "Zambia: A Tonga Must Replace Mazoka - Rex Natala"