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  2. Northern Rhodesia - Wikipedia

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    Zambia. Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia. [1][2][3][4] It was initially administered, as were the two earlier protectorates, by the British ...

  3. Roan Antelope copper mine - Wikipedia

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    Roan Antelope is a copper mine in Zambia. The deposits were discovered in 1902, but their full extent was not understood until 1926. The mine site was developed between 1927 and 1931, at first experiencing many deaths from malaria due to poor drainage. Production since then has experienced various slumps and booms.

  4. Northern Rhodesian African Mineworkers' Union - Wikipedia

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    A.M.U. The Northern Rhodesian African Mineworkers' Union (A.M.U.) was a trade union in Northern Rhodesia which represented black African miners in the Copperbelt. The AMU was formed in 1949, and campaigned actively to improve working conditions and wages for African miners, as well as opposing racial discrimination in hiring.

  5. Rhodesian Selection Trust - Wikipedia

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    On October 23, 1964, in a letter to stockholders, Chairman Prain noted that the date marked the first day of independence of the Republic of Zambia, previously Northern Rhodesia. "He said that Zambia has a larger white population than any other country in tropical Africa now under an African Government and added, 'It is gratifying to record ...

  6. 1935 Copperbelt strike - Wikipedia

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    1935 Copperbelt strike. A major strike broke out among African mineworkers in the Copperbelt Province of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) on 29 May 1935 in protest against taxes levied by the British colonial administration. The strike involved three of the province's four major copper mines: those in Mufulira, Nkana and Roan Antelope.

  7. Livingstone, Zambia - Wikipedia

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    Livingstone is a city in Zambia. [1] Until 1935, it served as the capital of Northern Rhodesia.Lying 10 km (6 mi) to the north of the Zambezi River, it is a tourism attraction center for the Victoria Falls [2] [3] [4] and a border town with road and rail connections to Zimbabwe on the other side of the Victoria Falls.

  8. University of Zambia - Wikipedia

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    University of Zambia as seen from the School of Education. Its main campus, the Great East Road Campus, is along the Great East Road, about 7 km from the CBD.It also has the Ridgeway Campus also located within Lusaka City at the University Teaching Hospital; this campus houses students pursuing medical and pharmacological courses.

  9. History of Zambia - Wikipedia

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    The council passed resolutions calling for Northern Rhodesia's secession from the federation and demanding full internal self-b under a new constitution, and a new national assembly based on a broader, more democratic franchise. On 31 December 1963, the federation was dissolved, and Northern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zambia on 24 October ...