Speakers

Diane E Whitelaw

Queen's University

Diane Evelyn Whitelaw is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Department of History at Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. Her research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

 

Between the Big Man and Obscurity: The Political Contributions of Mathias Mainza Chona to Zambian Democracy in the Twentieth Century

 

In this article, I outline the prolific career of Zambian politician Mathias Mainza Chona, a British-educated lawyer hailing from Zambia’s Southern Province, whose dedication to Zambian nationalism allowed him to serve in more ministerial positions than any other politician.

Sessions

Models of African Governance