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*'''1891 Jun 11''': Portugal assigned [[Barotseland]], now in Zambia, to Britain, and Nyasaland becomes a British protectorate.
*'''1891 Jun 11''': Portugal assigned [[Barotseland]], now in Zambia, to Britain, and Nyasaland becomes a British protectorate.


===1900 - 1950===
===1900 - 1959===
*'''1905''': [[Cecil Rhodes]] brought about the construction of a 650 foot iron bridge to connect Zambia and Zimbabwe near [[Victoria Falls]].
*'''1905''' - [[Cecil Rhodes]] brought about the construction of a 650 foot iron bridge to connect Zambia and Zimbabwe near [[Victoria Falls]].
*'''1911''': North-Eastern Rhodesia and North-Western Rhodesia, administered as separate units, were merged to form the British Colony of [[Northern Rhodesia]] (Later [[Zambia]]).
*'''1911''' - North-Eastern Rhodesia and North-Western Rhodesia, administered as separate units, were merged to form the British Colony of [[Northern Rhodesia]] (Later [[Zambia]]).
*'''1921''' - Skull of [[Broken Hill Man]] is discovered in [[Kabwe]].
*'''1929''' - The [[Football Association of Zambia]] (FAZ) is founded.
*'''1935''' - [[Lusaka]] becomes the capital city of [[Zambia]] (then [[Northern Rhodesia]]}
*'''1950-1959''': Zambia’s [[Chibuku Beer]] was developed in the 1950s by Max Heinrich, a German brewer. He ramped the indigenous home-brew to a commercial scale. In 1999, after passing through many hands, it was acquired by SABMiller and branded as [[Chibuku Shake Shake]].
*'''1950-1959''': Zambia’s [[Chibuku Beer]] was developed in the 1950s by Max Heinrich, a German brewer. He ramped the indigenous home-brew to a commercial scale. In 1999, after passing through many hands, it was acquired by SABMiller and branded as [[Chibuku Shake Shake]].
*'''1959 October''': [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) is formed as a successor to the [[Zambian African National Congress]] (ZANC), which had been banned earlier in the year.


===1960 - 1970===
===1960 - 1970===
*'''1960 May 17''' - The [[Kariba Dam]] is opened.
*'''1960 Aug 25''' - [[Lusaka]] gains city status.
*'''1961 Sep 18''': Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the UN, was killed in a plane crash in [[Northern Rhodesia]] (now [[Zambia]]). He was flying to negotiate a cease-fire in the Congo. Hammarskjold was the son of a former Swedish prime minister. In 1953, he was elected to the top UN post and in 1957 was reelected. During his second term, he initiated and directed the United Nation's vigorous role in the Belgian Congo. Hammarskjold had sent Conor O’Brien (1919-2008), an Irish diplomat, to the Congo where a rebellion was openly being backed by Belgium and secretly by Britain and France. O’Brien ordered in UN troops, but the mission ended in disarray and the UN repudiated the mission. O’Brien recounted his version of the events in his book “To Katanga and Back" (1962).
*'''1961 Sep 18''': Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the UN, was killed in a plane crash in [[Northern Rhodesia]] (now [[Zambia]]). He was flying to negotiate a cease-fire in the Congo. Hammarskjold was the son of a former Swedish prime minister. In 1953, he was elected to the top UN post and in 1957 was reelected. During his second term, he initiated and directed the United Nation's vigorous role in the Belgian Congo. Hammarskjold had sent Conor O’Brien (1919-2008), an Irish diplomat, to the Congo where a rebellion was openly being backed by Belgium and secretly by Britain and France. O’Brien ordered in UN troops, but the mission ended in disarray and the UN repudiated the mission. O’Brien recounted his version of the events in his book “To Katanga and Back" (1962).
*'''1963''': [[Northern Rhodesia]] (later [[Zambia]]) ended a federation with Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
*'''1963''': [[Northern Rhodesia]] (later [[Zambia]]) ended a federation with Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
*'''1964 Oct 24''': [[Zambia]] gains independence from Britain.  President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and his [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) ran the country until 1991.  
*'''1964 Oct 24''' - [[Zambia]] gains independence from Britain.  President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and his [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) ran the country until 1991.
*'''1967 Sep''': The government delegations of China, Tanzania and [[Zambia]] held talks in Beijing and formally signed the "Agreement of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Government of the Republic of [[Zambia]] on the Construction of the [[Tanzania-Zambia Railway]] (TAZARA)".
*'''1964 Dec 24''' - [[Kenneth Kaunda]]'s [[Chilenje House 394]] is achieved as a national monument.  
*'''1969''': [[Emmanuel Milingo]] (39) was named archbishop of [[Lusaka]].
*'''1967 Sep''': - The government delegations of China, Tanzania and [[Zambia]] held talks in Beijing and formally signed the "Agreement of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the Government of the Republic of [[Zambia]] on the Construction of the [[Tanzania-Zambia Railway]] (TAZARA)".
*'''1969''' [[Chipata|Fort Jameson]], the capital of the [[Eastern Province]], was renamed [[Chipata]].
*'''1969''' - [[Emmanuel Milingo]] (39) was named archbishop of [[Lusaka]].
*'''1970 Oct''': China began construction of the 1,160 mile [[TAZARA Railway]] between [[Lusaka]] and the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam. China brought in its own workers for the project, which in 1976 finished ahead of schedule.  
*'''1969''' - [[Chipata|Fort Jameson]], the capital of the [[Eastern Province]], was renamed [[Chipata]].
*'''1970 Oct''' - China began construction of the 1,160 mile [[TAZARA Railway]] between [[Lusaka]] and the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam. China brought in its own workers for the project, which in 1976 finished ahead of schedule.  


===1971 - 1980===
===1971 - 1980===
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===2016 - 2020===
===2016 - 2020===


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#'''11 December 2001''' [[Mainza Chona]] dies at age 71 in South Africa.
#'''11 December 2001''' [[Mainza Chona]] dies at age 71 in South Africa.
#'''27 April 1993''': The [[Zambia national football team]] perishes in the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|1993 air crash disaster in Gabon]] as the team was flying to the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. The crash left all on board dead.
#'''27 April 1993''': The [[Zambia national football team]] perishes in the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|1993 air crash disaster in Gabon]] as the team was flying to the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. The crash left all on board dead.
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#'''1972''': [[Zamrock]] music genre comes is started.
#'''1972''': [[Zamrock]] music genre comes is started.
#'''January 1970''': [[Zambia]] had acquired majority holding in the Zambian operations of the two major foreign mining interests, the Anglo American Corporation and the Rhodesian Selection Trust (RST). The two became [[Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines]] (NCCM) and [[Roan Consolidated Mines]] (RCM).
#'''January 1970''': [[Zambia]] had acquired majority holding in the Zambian operations of the two major foreign mining interests, the Anglo American Corporation and the Rhodesian Selection Trust (RST). The two became [[Nchanga Consolidated Copper Mines]] (NCCM) and [[Roan Consolidated Mines]] (RCM).
#'''24 December 1964''': [[Kenneth Kaunda]]'s [[Chilenje House 394]] is achieved as a national monument.
 
#'''24 October 1964''': Zambia gains its independence from British colonial rule.
 
#'''25 August 1960''': [[Lusaka]] gains city status.
#'''17 May 1960''': The [[Kariba Dam]] is opened.
#'''October 1959''': [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) is formed as a successor to the [[Zambian African National Congress]] (ZANC), which had been banned earlier in the year.
#'''1935''': [[Lusaka]] becomes the capital city of [[Zambia]] (then [[Northern Rhodesia]]}
#'''1929''': The [[Football Association of Zambia]] (FAZ) is founded.
#'''28 April 1924''': [[Kenneth Kaunda]] is born in [[Chinsali]].
#'''1921''': Skull of [[Broken Hill Man]] is discovered in [[Kabwe]].


==See also==
==See also==
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