Humphrey Iddoh Mwanza (22 April 1949 – 3 July 2015) was a Zambian politician. He was a member of the

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for the Solwezi West constituency for the

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since the 2006 elections. He was re-elected in the 2011 elections. Mwanza died at age 66 after an operation to remove a stomach tumor in the

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on 3 July 2015.

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of the

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was elected as Mwanza's successor in September 2015.

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1949 births 2015 deaths Members of the National Assembly of Zambia Movement for Multi-Party Democracy politicians {{Zambia-politician-stub