Background
MAKASA, Kapasa was born on January 29, 1922 in Chinsali District.
MAKASA, Kapasa was born on January 29, 1922 in Chinsali District.
Lubwa Mission and Public Administration, Oxford University.
Teacher under African Methodist-Episcopal Church, Choma 1945-1946. Teacher, Chinsali 1947-1953. Chairman African National Congress (African National Congress) (North. Rhodesia) 1950.
Province President African National Congress (North.R.) North. Province 1953-1958.
Imprisoned for conducting boycott, North. Rhodesia 1955-1956. Division President, Zambian National Congress (ZANC), North. Province 1958.
Restricted to Solwezi District by Colonial Government 1960. Division President ZANC, Luapula Province 1960-1961.
United National Independence Party (UNIP) Representative, Tanganyika (now Tanzania) and Chairman Refugees Committee 62.
Regional Secretary, Katete, Chadza Region, East. Province, Zambia 1963. Member of Parliament for Chinsali North and Parliament. Secretary, Ministry of Agrie.
1963.
Resident Minister North. Province 1964-1968. Cabinet Minister of North.W. Province and Ambassador to Ethiopia 1969. Cabinet Minister to Luapula Province 1971-1972.
High Commissioner to Tanzania and Ambassador to Rwanda, Burundi and Malagasy Repubs.
1972-1975; High Commissioner to Kenya, concurrently Ambassador to Rwanda and Burundi 1975-1980. Chairman Zambia Agricultural Development Bank September since 1983, Small Industries Development Organization (SIDO) since 1987.
Chair, (part-time) Lima Bank.
Chinsali Welfare Association 1947. Ceil. Committee UNIP since 1978. Katongo Mukulu Multi-purpose Company-operative Union since 1980, Lusaka City Council Credit Union since 1980.
Married Delila C. Makasa.