From Zambia-
AFRICA has lost many of its greats in death, presidents, kings, the rich and famous, but his was the longest funeral procession ever to be seen on the African continent.
A legend breathed his last on Zambian soil; his heart was buried in the bowels of his beloved Africa, at Chitambo but his body was escorted by a countless number of admirers to the Indian Ocean.
Seldom are God’s great giants honoured by the world but Dr David Livingstone joins the class of men who rank as the greatest explorers the world has ever produced. Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus, Charles Lindbergh, Edmund Hillary, and Neil Armstrong all have thrilled the world with their exploits.
Add the name of Livingstone who opened up Africa to civilisation and Christianity.
No wonder the natives gave him the longest funeral procession in history, after burying his heart under a tree near the place where he died.
Many would wonder if his death, which resulted from a bout of malaria was worth it. Many still would wonder if giving a name to the mighty Mosi-o-tunya Falls, one of the seven wonders of the world, was all what remains of his memory.
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