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The history of Zambia experienced many stages from colonisation to independence from Britain on 24 October 1964. Northern Rhodesia became a British sphere of influence in the present-day region of Zambia in 1888, and was officially proclaimed a British protectorate in 1924.
The Zambia Independence Act 1964 (c. 65) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which granted independence to Zambia (formerly the protectorate of Northern Rhodesia) with effect from 24 October 1964. It also provided for the continuation of a right of appeal from Zambia to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a timeline of History of Zambia. Each article deals with events in Zambia in a given year. Pre-1964 ...
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2002 - Levy Mwanawasa became the third President of Zambia. 2008 - Rupiah Banda became the fourth President of Zambia. 2011 - Michael Sata became the fifth President of Zambia. 2014 - Guy Scott became Acting President of Zambia after Sata's death on October 28. 2015 - Edgar Lungu became the sixth President of Zambia.
Kenneth Kaunda (28 April 1924 – 17 June 2021), [1] also known as KK, [2] was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the struggle for independence from British rule.
The economy stagnated until the late 1990s. In 2007 Zambia recorded its ninth consecutive year of economic growth. Inflation was 8.9%, down from 30% in 2000. [129] Zambia is still dealing with economic reform issues such as the size of the public sector, and improving Zambia's social sector delivery systems. [129]