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{{TFAIMAGE|The National Archives UK - CO 1069-125-10.jpg}}The '''United National Independence Party''' (UNIP) is a [[political party]] in [[Zambia]]. It governed the country from 1964 to 1991 under the [[president|presidency]] of [[Kenneth Kaunda]], and was the sole legal party between 1973 and 1991. The party was founded in October 1959 as a successor to the | {{TFAIMAGE|The National Archives UK - CO 1069-125-10.jpg}}The '''United National Independence Party''' (UNIP) is a [[political party]] in [[Zambia]]. It governed the country from 1964 to 1991 under the [[president|presidency]] of [[Kenneth Kaunda]], and was the sole legal party between 1973 and 1991. The party was founded in October 1959 as a successor to the Zambian African National Congress, which had been banned earlier in the year. It was initially led by [[Mainza Chona]] as ZANC leader Kaunda had been imprisoned, but upon his release from jail in January 1960,{{TFAFULL|United National Independence Party}} | ||
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