Timeline of Zambia: Difference between revisions

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*'''1973 Jun 27''' - The new constitution dubbed the [[Choma Declaration]] is signed in [[Choma]], marking the beginning of the one-party rule.  
*'''1973 Jun 27''' - The new constitution dubbed the [[Choma Declaration]] is signed in [[Choma]], marking the beginning of the one-party rule.  
*'''1973''' -  The [[National Marketing Board]] (NAMBOARD) is formed and designated as the sole purchaser of maize and cotton in order to ensure fair and adequate agricultural distribution.
*'''1973''' -  The [[National Marketing Board]] (NAMBOARD) is formed and designated as the sole purchaser of maize and cotton in order to ensure fair and adequate agricultural distribution.
*'''1972 Dece 13''' [[Kenneth Kaunda]] announces the introduction of a [[one-party state]] outlawing all existing and future opposition political parties.
*'''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 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''' - [[The W.I.T.C.H.]] release their first [[Zamrock]] album, [[Introduction (1972 album)|Introduction]].
*'''1972''' - [[Zamrock]] (Zambian rock) music genre is started.
*'''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.
*'''1971 August''' - [[Simon Kapwepwe]] resigns from [[UNIP]] and the government, and announced that he was, indeed, the leader of the [[United Progressive Party]] (UPP)
*'''1971 August''' - [[Simon Kapwepwe]] resigns from [[UNIP]] and the government, and announced that he was, indeed, the leader of the [[United Progressive Party]] (UPP)