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==2001 - 2010==
==2001 - 2010==
 
*'''2001 Apr 30''' - The ruling party [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy|MMD]] nominated President [[Frederick Chiluba|Chiluba]] for re-election following a vote to amend the constitution to allow him to run for third term.
*'''2010 Oct 17''' - [[Zambia Police]] said managers at a Chinese-run coal mine who shot at workers protesting poor working conditions will be charged with attempted murder. 12 workers at [[Collum Coal Mine]] in the southern town of [[Sinazongwe]] were injured a day earlier when mainly Chinese managers fired randomly at the protesting workers.
*'''2001 May 2''' - Setback for governing [[Movement for Multi-party Democracy]] as Vice President [[Christon Tembo]], 8 Cabinet members and 11 other senior officials hive off to create [[Forum for Democracy and Development]] (FDD). They're opposed to Chiluba's bid for a third term in office.
*'''2010 Aug''' - Zambia, China agree to build a second hydroelectric power plant on the [[Kafue River]].
*'''2001 May 4''' - President [[Frederick Chiluba|Chiluba]] announced he would not run for a 3rd term.
*'''2010 Feb''' - [[Zambia]] and China sign mining cooperation agreement and deal to set up joint economic zone.
*'''2001 May 27''' - Archbishop [[Emmanuel Milingo]] married Maria Sung in a mass ceremony conducted by Rev. Sun Myung Moon in NYC. In Aug Milingo was reported to have recommitted his life to the Catholic Church. Marie Sung went on a hunger strike. Sung later resigned herself to Milingo’s return to the Church.
*'''2009''' [[Zambian Airways]] is liquidated. The government refused to let foreign airlines use Lusaka as a hub in the unlikely event that the airline would one day fly again.
*'''2001 June 21''' - Zambia experiences a total solar eclipse. This attracted a lot of tourists to come and view the spectacular occurrence.
*'''2009''' - [[Dambisa Moyo]], native of Zambia and former World Bank consultant, authored ''“Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way For Africa."''
*'''2001 July''' - [[Paul Tembo]], former campaign manager for [[Frederick Chiluba|Chiluba]] who joined the opposition, is murdered shortly before he is due to testify against three ministers in a high-level corruption case.
*'''2009 Aug 17''' - Former President [[Frederick Chiluba]] (1991-2001) was cleared of corruption charges following a six-year trial after a magistrate ruled that $500,000 of allegedly embezzled funds could not be traced to government money. The head of the anti-corruption task force is sacked after initiating an appeal against Chiluba's acquittal.
*'''2001 July''' - Zambia appeals for aid to feed some 2 million people after poor harvests caused by floods and drought.
*'''2009 Jul 20''' - Zambia's Catholic bishops and the International Press Institute condemned the arrest on obscenity charges of a newspaper editor who says she was trying to draw attention to the consequences of a health workers' strike. [[Chansa Kabwela]], editor of the independent [[The Post|Post], was arrested last week after e-mailing pictures of a woman giving birth in the streets to policy makers and aid groups.
*'''2001 Jul 20''' - The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) was formally adopted at the 37th session of the (OAU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]. This was the final summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), launch of the African Union.
*'''2008 Nov 2''' - [[Zambia's first]] Minister of Agriculture [[Elijah Mudenda]] dies at age 81 at [[Maina Soko Medical Centre]] in [[Lusaka]].
*'''2001 Dec 11''' - [[Mainza Chona]] dies at age 71 in South Africa.
*'''2008 Nov 2''' - Veteran diplomat [[Rupiah Banda]] (72) is sworn in as the new president of Zambia following a narrow and disputed victory over a populist rival in an election necessitated by the death of the country's former leader, [[Levy Mwanawasa]].
*'''2008 Oct 30''' - Zambia votes for a successor to the late President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] in an election the main opposition leader, [[Michael Sata]], accused the ruling party of rigging. Sata was ahead in early presidential election results, but his lead was slowly narrowed. [[Rupiah Banda]] won 40% of the vote and opposition leader Michael Sata secured 38%.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
*'''2001 Dec 27''' - Zambia held national elections. Early returns showed a virtual tie between [[Levy Mwanawasa]] of the ruling [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD) and [[Anderson Mazoka]] (d.2006) of the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND). Mwanawasa won with 29% of the vote.
*'''2001 Dec 27''' - Zambia held national elections. Early returns showed a virtual tie between [[Levy Mwanawasa]] of the ruling [[Movement for Multiparty Democracy]] (MMD) and [[Anderson Mazoka]] (d.2006) of the [[United Party for National Development]] (UPND). Mwanawasa won with 29% of the vote.
*'''2002 Jan 2''' - [[Levy Mwanawasa]] (1948-2008) of the ruling (MMD) was sworn in as president despite protests of ballot stuffing and voter intimidation. An appeal for a recount was rejected. Unrest closed much of [[Lusaka]]. Zambia’s inflation at this time was 21.7%.
*'''2002 Jan 2''' - [[Levy Mwanawasa]] (1948-2008) of the ruling (MMD) was sworn in as president despite protests of ballot stuffing and voter intimidation. An appeal for a recount was rejected. Unrest closed much of [[Lusaka]]. Zambia’s inflation at this time was 21.7%.
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*'''2007 Nov 22''' - The UN resumed the repatriation of 12,000 Congolese refugees from Zambia which was suspended three months ago due to insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Katanga province.
*'''2007 Nov 22''' - The UN resumed the repatriation of 12,000 Congolese refugees from Zambia which was suspended three months ago due to insecurity in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Katanga province.
*'''2008 Aug 19''' - President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] (b.1948) dies in France. He had been hospitalised at a French military hospital since suffering a stroke in June.
*'''2008 Aug 19''' - President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] (b.1948) dies in France. He had been hospitalised at a French military hospital since suffering a stroke in June.
 
*'''2008 Oct 30''' - Zambia votes for a successor to the late President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] in an election the main opposition leader, [[Michael Sata]], accused the ruling party of rigging. Sata was ahead in early presidential election results, but his lead was slowly narrowed. [[Rupiah Banda]] won 40% of the vote and opposition leader Michael Sata secured 38%.
*'''2001 Dec 11''' - [[Mainza Chona]] dies at age 71 in South Africa.
*'''2008 Nov 2''' - Veteran diplomat [[Rupiah Banda]] (72) is sworn in as the new president of Zambia following a narrow and disputed victory over a populist rival in an election necessitated by the death of the country's former leader, [[Levy Mwanawasa]].
*'''2001 Jul 20''' - The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) was formally adopted at the 37th session of the (OAU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government in [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]]. This was the final summit of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), launch of the African Union.
*'''2008 Nov 2''' - [[Zambia's first]] Minister of Agriculture [[Elijah Mudenda]] dies at age 81 at [[Maina Soko Medical Centre]] in [[Lusaka]].
*'''2001 July''' - Zambia appeals for aid to feed some 2 million people after poor harvests caused by floods and drought.
*'''2009 Jul 20''' - Zambia's Catholic bishops and the International Press Institute condemned the arrest on obscenity charges of a newspaper editor who says she was trying to draw attention to the consequences of a health workers' strike. [[Chansa Kabwela]], editor of the independent [[The Post|Post], was arrested last week after e-mailing pictures of a woman giving birth in the streets to policy makers and aid groups.
*'''2001 July''' - [[Paul Tembo]], former campaign manager for [[Frederick Chiluba|Chiluba]] who joined the opposition, is murdered shortly before he is due to testify against three ministers in a high-level corruption case.
*'''2009 Aug 17''' - Former President [[Frederick Chiluba]] (1991-2001) was cleared of corruption charges following a six-year trial after a magistrate ruled that $500,000 of allegedly embezzled funds could not be traced to government money. The head of the anti-corruption task force is sacked after initiating an appeal against Chiluba's acquittal.
*'''2001 June 21''' - Zambia experiences a total solar eclipse. This attracted a lot of tourists to come and view the spectacular occurrence.
*'''2009''' - [[Dambisa Moyo]], native of Zambia and former World Bank consultant, authored ''“Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way For Africa."''
*'''2001 May 27''' - Archbishop [[Emmanuel Milingo]] married Maria Sung in a mass ceremony conducted by Rev. Sun Myung Moon in NYC. In Aug Milingo was reported to have recommitted his life to the Catholic Church. Marie Sung went on a hunger strike. Sung later resigned herself to Milingo’s return to the Church.
*'''2009''' [[Zambian Airways]] is liquidated. The government refused to let foreign airlines use Lusaka as a hub in the unlikely event that the airline would one day fly again.
*'''2001 May 4''' - President [[Frederick Chiluba|Chiluba]] announced he would not run for a 3rd term.
*'''2010 Feb''' - [[Zambia]] and China sign mining cooperation agreement and deal to set up joint economic zone.
*'''2001 May 2''' - Setback for governing [[Movement for Multi-party Democracy]] as Vice President [[Christon Tembo]], 8 Cabinet members and 11 other senior officials hive off to create [[Forum for Democracy and Development]] (FDD). They're opposed to Chiluba's bid for a third term in office.
*'''2010 Aug''' - Zambia, China agree to build a second hydroelectric power plant on the [[Kafue River]].
*'''2001 Apr 30''' - The ruling party [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy|MMD]] nominated President [[Frederick Chiluba|Chiluba]] for re-election following a vote to amend the constitution to allow him to run for third term.
*'''2010 Oct 17''' - [[Zambia Police]] said managers at a Chinese-run coal mine who shot at workers protesting poor working conditions will be charged with attempted murder. 12 workers at [[Collum Coal Mine]] in the southern town of [[Sinazongwe]] were injured a day earlier when mainly Chinese managers fired randomly at the protesting workers.


==1991 - 2000==
==1991 - 2000==
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