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Edward Festus Mukuka Nkoloso (1919–1989) was a member of the Zambian resistance movement and the founder of the Zambia National Academy of Science, Space Research and Philosophy. He was especially famous for attempting a space programme and its "Afronauts" have been the subject of subsequent art works and documentaries.
The 1990 Zambian coup d'état attempt was a military coup d'état attempt that took place in Zambia on 1 July 1990. The coup lasted no more than 6 hours and took place between 3 and 9 A.M. when the coup's leader, Lieutenant Mwamba Luchembe of the Zambian Army, announced via the ZNBC (national radio station) that the military had taken over the government and he cited riots of the previous week ...
Cornelius Gerhardus van Rooyen, commonly known by the nicknames "Gert" and "Bokkie", was born in South Africa on 11 April 1938. He is assumed to have been the sole killer, although neither the South African Police nor its post-apartheid successor organisation, the South African Police Service, have conducted full and conclusive investigations since his suicide.
Young men celebrate in Prague after fall of the Czech government, 1989 (Photos by Brian Harris/The Independent) This week, 35 years ago, the Czech government buckled under the mounting pressure of ...
August 20th, 1989 is a night stamped with a gruesome history. In one of the most famous Hollywood murders of all time, Erik and Lyle Menendez entered their home and murdered their parents, Jose ...
Zambia has a dual legal system, and statutory and customary law in the country conflict on the issue of child marriage. Article 266 of the Constitution of Zambia defines adulthood as 19 years of age and above. [7] Furthermore, according to the Marriage Act, all parties must be aged 21 or older at the time of marriage. [7]
Eleven informal miners have been confirmed dead and their bodies retrieved from an open-pit copper mine in Zambia after landslides buried them in tunnels they were digging last month. Rescuers ...