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During the One party rule of [[Kenneth Kaunda]], [[Zambia]] saw a decline in the economy creating disappointment among the people. Several strikes hit the country in 1981. The government responded by arresting several trade union leaders, among them [[Frederick Chiluba]]. In 1986 and 1987 protests arose again in [[Lusaka]] and the [[Copperbelt]]. | During the One party rule of [[Kenneth Kaunda]], [[Zambia]] saw a decline in the economy creating disappointment among the people. Several strikes hit the country in 1981. The government responded by arresting several trade union leaders, among them [[Frederick Chiluba]]. In 1986 and 1987 protests arose again in [[Lusaka]] and the [[Copperbelt]]. | ||
==1990 food riots== | |||
The unrest three day began in June 1990 after the government more than doubled the price of mealie meal, Zambia's staple food, as part of an economic reform program.<ref>[http://articles.latimes.com/1990-06-28/news/mn-1033_1_food-rioting WORLD IN BRIEF : ZAMBIA : 23 Dead in 3 Days of Food Rioting, LA Times, 28 June 1990]</ref> About 27 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. Few days later, [[Mwamba Luchembe|Lieutenant Christopher Mwamba Luchembe]] of the [[Zambia Army]] attempted to a [[Mwamba Luchembe|coup d'état]] to rid the Kaunda government. In the early hours of 1 July 1990, Luchembe announced a hostile takeover on state owned radio at the [[Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]] (ZNBC). The attempt failed and the situation was curbed within three hours by the government, leading to the arrest of Luchembe. | |||
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