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...election day, voters had to dip their left thumb in a bottle of indelible red ink to prevent repeat performances. Even without repeats, the popular winner by far was Nationalist Kenneth Kaunda, 38, whose United National Independence Party drew 65,000 votes with its slogan, "Kwacha!" (Dawn), and its appeal for more black power. But Kaunda won only 14 seats, and Welensky's United Federal Party, with one-third of the votes, won 15. The African National Congress of roisterous Harry Nkumbula, Kaunda's ex-mentor, won five seats. Ten seats were left vacant because too few voters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Northern Rhodesia: The Election that Nobody Won | 11/9/1962 | See Source »

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