Alice Lenshina
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Gender | Female |
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Born | Kasama |
Zambia | |
Date of died | December 7,1978 |
Died | Chilenje |
Lusaka | |
Zambia | |
Children | 5 |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 764130 |
Alice Lenshina Life story
Alice Lenshina was a Zambian woman, prisoner of conscience and self-appointed "prophetess" who is noted for her part in the "Lumpa Uprising", which claimed 700 lives. Lenshina founded and led the Lumpa Church, a religious sect that embraced a mixture of Christian and animist beliefs and rituals.