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Mwanawina III

r. 1948–1968 · 20th century · Also known as Litunga Mwanawina III

Mwanawina III was Litunga, king of the Lozi of Barotseland, from 1948 until his death in 1968, and a son of Lewanika. As Northern Rhodesia moved towards independence he sought to keep Barotseland's special status, and on 18 May 1964 he signed the Barotseland Agreement with Kenneth Kaunda, which brought Barotseland into Zambia with guarantees for its institutions.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mwanawina III. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mwanawina-iii
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