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==History== | ==History== | ||
Since 1964, State House in Lusaka has been regarded as the official residence of the country’s head of state. Construction works started in 1930 and was officially opened in 1935. | Since 1964, State House in Lusaka has been regarded as the official residence of the country’s head of state. Construction works started in 1930 and was officially opened in 1935 . During the colonial era, State House was known as government house and served as the official residence of colonial governors of Northern Rhodesia. In 1974, President Kaunda did a security upgrade to State House. President Kaunda also built Nkwazi House (Official residence of the President) and the prestigious 19-hole golf course. | ||
===Donations=== | |||
Money to build State House in Lusaka was donated by Alfred Beit director in the British South Africa Company. In his will he set up the Beit Trust through which he bequeathed large sums of money for infrastructure development in the Northern Rhodesia. Some of the monies in his will were used to build [[Independence Avenue Road]], [[Cairo Road]], [[Lusaka City Airport]], [[Supreme Court of Zambia]], Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Zambia, [[Cabinet Office]] and the European Hospital([[UniversityTeaching Hospital]], [[Kafue Bridge]], [[Luangwa Bridge]], [[Beit Bridge]] on Zimbabwe/Zambia Border. | |||
==Security== | ==Security== | ||
