August 29
From Chalo Chatu, Zambia online encyclopedia
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August 29 is the
241st day of the year
in the Gregorian calendar. There are 125 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-colonial period
- 1800s – The Bisa people expand their trade routes linking the Luangwa Valley with surrounding chiefdoms, strengthening regional trade in salt and iron tools.
Colonial era
- 1924 – Northern Rhodesia officially comes under British Colonial Office administration, marking the beginning of direct rule from London.
- 1953 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland announces new tax measures, sparking criticism from African nationalist leaders.
Post-independence
- 1970 – President Kenneth Kaunda launches the Rural Reconstruction Programme aimed at improving agricultural production and infrastructure in rural provinces.
- 1991 – Opposition political parties intensify campaigns for the upcoming multi-party elections, with rallies reported across Lusaka and the Copperbelt.
- 2012 – The Zambian Government signs a bilateral trade agreement with Angola to boost cross-border commerce in oil and agricultural products.
Births
- 1948 – Mainza Chona, Zambian politician and diplomat, who served as Prime Minister (d. 2001).
- 1986 – Hellen Mwale, Zambian civil society leader and media rights activist.
Deaths
- 2008 – Paul Tembo, Zambian politician and opposition figure, assassinated in Lusaka (b. 1955).
