Austin C. Chewe is a

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n businessman and politician. He served as Member of the

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for

Kabwe Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central Province and the Kabwe District, with a population estimated at 202,914 at the 2010 census. Named Broken Hill until 1966, it was founded when lead and zinc deposits were discovered in 1902. Kabwe also ...

from 1996 until 2001.

Biography

Chewe served in the

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, reaching the rank of captain and managing The Sentries, an army-based band. After leaving the army, he became a businessman. He ran as an independent candidate in the 1996 general elections and was elected to the National Assembly in Kabwe, defeating incumbent MP

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. He later joined the

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and ran unsuccessfully for the position of chairman in 2001. Chewe did not stand for re-election in the 2001 general elections and subsequently joined the

Movement for Multi-Party Democracy The Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) also known as New Hope MMD is a political party in Zambia. Originally formed to oust the previous government, MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001, when its past lead ...

(MMD). He was expelled from the party in 2005,Mwanawasa's potential challenger shut out
Panapress, 11 July 2005 but readmitted in 2006. Later in the year he was the MMD candidate in

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in the 2006 general elections. However, he was beaten by Chilufya Mumbi of the Patriotic Front.Zambia
Election Passport Chewe later switched his support to the Patrtiotic Front, campaigning for

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in the 2015 presidential elections.RB, Lungu Bring Kapiri to a Standstill
Zambia Reports, 13 January 2015

References

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