The National Citizens' Coalition (NCC) was a minor

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History

The NCC was founded by

Nevers Mumba Nevers Mumba (born 1960 in Chitambo at Chitambo Mission, Zambia) is a Zambian politician and religious minister. He is the current leader of the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy. He served as the eighth vice-president of Zambia in 2003–04 u ...

, an evangelical pastor, in 1997, and was known as the National Christian Coalition until being renamed on 19 June 1998. In the 2001 general elections, Mumba was the party's presidential candidate, receiving 2.2% of the vote, finishing eighth in a field of 11 candidates. In the

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elections the party received 2% of the vote, failing to win a seat. The party was dissolved on 27 May 2003 to merge into 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 ...

, after which Mumba was appointed

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.Zambia: The National Christian Coalition and relations with the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD)
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References

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