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Boniface chilufya shinga was a Zambian politican in the early 70's just a few years after independence, he served as a member of parliament in chinsali constituency in the northern province of Zambia now chinsali is in muchinga province. Boniface chilufya shinga was born on the 15th August,1924 in chinsali district chief mukwikile's chiefdom in a village called Sande his father was a prominent man Mr matumbo, He was born in a family of six(bana KATUMBA,Remmy KAMPYONGO,Michael SHINGA,Bornface SHINGA,Beliter MATUMBO,Dorothy MATUMBO). Boniface chilufya shinga started his journey of serving the Republic of Zambia as a teacher in the ministry of education at chikumba primary school in chinsali district, Mr Shinga had so much influence around the area the he started involving himself in political struggle for independence in 1964 and was later on arrested where he served sometime in prison, when he was realsed from prison he went to England for further studies he also went to Yugoslavia where he studied political science and Germany to study agriculture cooperative organisation, in 1974 when he come back to Zambia he joined active politics, He contested for The chinsali constituency seat as member of parliament and won the election he served from 1974-1979 he lost the seat but recontested in 1985 and won then three years in office, later in1988 he retired from active politics. Mr boniface chilufya shinga the died on 25th June,1992 in Ndola central hospital in the copperbelt of the Republic of Zambia.