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==1971 - 1980==
==1971 - 1980==


*'''1980 Apr 1''' - The Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) was established by 9 countries with the [[Lusaka Declaration]] (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, [[Zambia]], Zimbabwe). The main aim was coordinating development projects in order to lessen economic dependence on apartheid South Africa.  On August 17, 1992, it was transformed into SADC. By 2008 it included 15 members.
*'''1976 Jul''' - China completed the construction of a railway between Tanzania and [[Zambia]].
*'''1976''' - [[Zambia]] declares support for the independence struggle in Rhodesia. Zambian help proves crucial to the transition of Rhodesia to an independent Zimbabwe.
*'''1975 May 27''': President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] names [[Elijah Mudenda]] as the Prime Minister after [[Mainza Chona]] resigned.
*'''1975''' - [[Tanzania-Zambia Railway]] (TAZARA) opened, providing a link between the Copperbelt to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, reducing Zambian dependence on Rhodesia and South Africa for its exports.
*'''1973 Aug 25''' - Zambia adopts new constitution.
*'''1973 Jun 27''' - The new constitution dubbed the [[Choma Declaration]] is signed in [[Choma]], marking the beginning of the one-party rule.
*'''1972 Dec''' - Rev [[Paul Mushindo]] is killed in a hit and run road accident when he was cycling from an evangelisation trip back to [[Malashi]].
*'''1972''' - [[The W.I.T.C.H.]] release their first [[Zamrock]] album, [[Introduction (1972 album)|Introduction]].
*'''1972''' - [[Zamrock]] (Zambian rock) music genre is started.
*'''1972''' - Zambia becomes a one-party state, with [[United Party for National Development|UNIP]] as the only legal party.
*'''1972''' - Zambia becomes a one-party state, with [[United Party for National Development|UNIP]] as the only legal party.
*'''1972''' - [[Zamrock]] (Zambian rock) music genre is started.
*'''1971 August''' - [[Simon Kapwepwe]] resigns from [[UNIP]] and the government, and announced that he was, indeed, the leader of the [[United Progressive Party]] (UPP)
*'''1972''' - [[The W.I.T.C.H.]] release their first [[Zamrock]] album, [[Introduction (1972 album)|Introduction]].
*'''1972 Dec''' - Rev [[Paul Mushindo]] is killed in a hit and run road accident when he was cycling from an evangelisation trip back to [[Malashi]].
*'''1973 Jun 27''' - The new constitution dubbed the [[Choma Declaration]] is signed in [[Choma]].
*'''1973 Aug 25''' - Zambia adopted a constitution.
*'''1975''' - [[Tanzania-Zambia Railway]] (TAZARA) opened, providing a link between the Copperbelt to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, reducing Zambian dependence on Rhodesia and South Africa for its exports.
*'''1975 May 27''': President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] names [[Elijah Mudenda]] as the Prime Minister after [[Mainza Chona]] resigned.
*'''1976''' - [[Zambia]] declares support for the independence struggle in Rhodesia. Zambian help proves crucial to the transition of Rhodesia to an independent Zimbabwe.
*'''1976 Jul''' - China completed the construction of a railway between Tanzania and [[Zambia]].
*'''1980 Apr 1''' - The Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) was established by 9 countries with the [[Lusaka Declaration]] (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Tanzania, [[Zambia]], Zimbabwe). The main aim was coordinating development projects in order to lessen economic dependence on apartheid South Africa.  On August 17, 1992, it was transformed into SADC. By 2008 it included 15 members.


==1961 - 1970==
==1961 - 1970==
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