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1958 – Kenneth Kaunda (then Secretary-General of the Zambia African National Congress) is arrested at Broken Hill (Kabwe) for “unlawful assembly” after addressing striking mine workers.
1975 – Zambia National Service (ZNS) conducts its first joint parachute training with Yugoslav instructors at Makeni Range.
1990 – National football team defeated Swaziland 2–0 at Lusaka’s Independence Stadium in a 1992 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier—an early step in the squad’s emotional rebuilding after the 1993 air tragedy
1994 – Zambia Airways Fokker F-27 (9J-RCN) crash-lands at Kasaba Bay with no fatalities; final flight of the national carrier before liquidation.

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1889 – London Missionary Society establishes a station at Kazungula—precursor to the United Church of Zambia.
1895 – Sefula Mission founded by the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society—the first permanent mission west of the Zambezi. Introduced schools, maize, and plough agriculture.
1970 – Bank of Zambia introduces the K2 banknote featuring Victoria Falls.
1973 – One-Party State Referendum results certified: 84.8% vote “YES”
2012 – Flash floods in Kanyama destroy over 200 homes.

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2025: Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Mulambo Haimbe, is scheduled to address the United Nations General Assembly during the High-level General Debate in New York.
1997 – Footballer Emmanuel Banda is born.

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1916 — Robinson Nabulyato, future Speaker of the National Assembly, is born in Mongu.
2006 — Levy Mwanawasa is declared winner of the presidential election; riots break out in Lusaka.
2011 ― President Michael Sata appointed Rosewin Wandi as Director General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
2019 —The National Assembly discussed upgrading Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and constructing Copperbelt International Airport.

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1978 ― Rhodesian forces launched Operation Gatling, an illegal raid into Zambia targeting Zimbabwean dissident camps near Lusaka.

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1964 — Zambia inherited its Independence Constitution, becoming a sovereign republic and officially gaining independence from British colonial rule.

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1964 — The Republic of Zambia was formed from Northern Rhodesia and became an independent nation with Kenneth Kaunda as the first president.

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1997 ― Captain Solo of the Zambia Army, announces on National Television and radio that a coup had taken place and President, Frederick Chiluba, needed to step down.
2014 — The 5th President of Zambia Michael Sata died King Edward VII's Hospital in London where he went for a medical check-up.

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2024 ― The National Archives launched the 'Zambia Unveiled: 60 Years of a Nation' exhibition, celebrating six decades of Zambia’s independence, heritage, and progress.

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1991 ― The first multi-party elections since 1968 and only the second since independence in 1964. Frederick Chiluba of the MMD won the presidency, ending Kenneth Kaunda's 27-year rule.

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1953–Kenneth Kaunda moves to Lusaka to assume the position of Secretary-General of the Northern Rhodesian African National Congress (ANC) under Harry Nkumbula.
2022–The closure of Kamwala Remand Correctional Facility in Lusaka as part of broader correctional reforms. Inmates were transferred to the upgraded Mwembeshi Correctional Facility to ease congestion and improve prison conditions.
2003–The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court dismissed an application by former President Frederick Chiluba to halt his corruption trial.

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1997 – Following the controversial Kabwe shooting incident, President Frederick Chiluba publicly acknowledged that police had fired live ammunition, but challenged former President Kenneth Kaunda and politician Rodger Chongwe to prove they had been injured in the incident.
2020 – Zambia became the first African nation to default on its sovereign debt during the COVID-19 pandemic after failing to make a US$42.5 million Eurobond interest payment, marking a significant moment in the country’s economic history.

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