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==2021 - 2022==
==2021 - 2023==
*'''2023 July 20''' - [[Senior Chief Inyambo Yeta]] of the [[Lozi people]] of [[Sesheke district|Sesheke]], [[Mwandi district|Mwandi]] and [[Mulobezi district|Mulobezi]] districts dies at the [[Maina Soko Military Hospital]] in [[Lusaka]]<ref>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/senior-chief-inyambo-yeta-dies/ Senior Chief Inyambo Yeta Dies], 21 July 2023, [[ZNBC]]</ref>
*'''2023 March 31''' - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Zambia
*'''2022 Dec 29''' - [[Katele Kalumba]] and three others sentenced to five years imprisonment for corrupt practices. Chief Justice Mumba Malila upheld the five years jail term earlier imposed on the four by the LUSAKA Magistrate Court in 2010. Their conviction arose from the payment of US$20 million made to US security companies Systems Innovation and Wilbain Incorporation involving US$20 million during the time Kalumba served as finance minister in the [[MMD]] under the leadership of second republican president late [[Frederick Chiluba]].<ref>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/ex-minister-kalumbathree-others-jailed-for-corruption/ Ex Minister Kalumba,Three Others Jailed For Corruption], 29 December 2022, [[ZNBC]]</ref>
*'''2022 Dec 29''' - [[Katele Kalumba]] and three others sentenced to five years imprisonment for corrupt practices. Chief Justice Mumba Malila upheld the five years jail term earlier imposed on the four by the LUSAKA Magistrate Court in 2010. Their conviction arose from the payment of US$20 million made to US security companies Systems Innovation and Wilbain Incorporation involving US$20 million during the time Kalumba served as finance minister in the [[MMD]] under the leadership of second republican president late [[Frederick Chiluba]].<ref>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/ex-minister-kalumbathree-others-jailed-for-corruption/ Ex Minister Kalumba,Three Others Jailed For Corruption], 29 December 2022, [[ZNBC]]</ref>
* '''2022 Nov 11''' - Government shuts down [[Kamwala Remand Prison]], transfers inmates to [[Mwembeshi Correctional Facility]].<ref>[https://diggers.news/local/2022/11/11/govt-shuts-down-kamwala-remand-prison-moves-inmates-to-mwembeshi/ Govt shuts down Kamwala Remand Prison, moves inmates to Mwembeshi], Diggers, 11 Nov 2022</ref>
* '''2022 Nov 11''' - Government shuts down [[Kamwala Remand Prison]], transfers inmates to [[Mwembeshi Correctional Facility]].<ref>[https://diggers.news/local/2022/11/11/govt-shuts-down-kamwala-remand-prison-moves-inmates-to-mwembeshi/ Govt shuts down Kamwala Remand Prison, moves inmates to Mwembeshi], Diggers, 11 Nov 2022</ref>
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* '''2021 Aug 12''' - [[Zambian general election, 2021|2021 general election]] are held.
* '''2021 Aug 12''' - [[Zambian general election, 2021|2021 general election]] are held.


==2016 - 2020==
==2011 - 2020==
*'''2020 Mar 18''' - Zambia’s [[Ministry of Health|Health Minister]] [[Chitalu Chilufya]] announces the country's first recorded two cases of the global pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) in [[Lusaka]]<ref>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/zambia-records-two-coronavirus-cases/ Coronavirus: Zambia records first two confirmed cases], [[ZNBC]] News</ref>
*'''2020 Mar 18''' - Zambia’s [[Ministry of Health|Health Minister]] [[Chitalu Chilufya]] announces the country's first recorded two cases of the global pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) in [[Lusaka]]<ref>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/zambia-records-two-coronavirus-cases/ Coronavirus: Zambia records first two confirmed cases], [[ZNBC]] News</ref>
* '''2018 July 12''' [[Comesa market]] in [[Lusaka]] second class trading area has gone up in [[2018 Comesa market fire|flames]]
* '''2018 July 12''' [[Comesa market]] in [[Lusaka]] second class trading area has gone up in [[2018 Comesa market fire|flames]]
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*'''2016 June''' - Zambia's first ever online encyclopedia was launched [[Chalo Chatu]]
*'''2016 June''' - Zambia's first ever online encyclopedia was launched [[Chalo Chatu]]
*'''2016 Apr''' - Rioting and looting following accusations that Rwandans who have fled to [[Zambia]] have been involved in ritual killings. President Lungu speaks of his country's collective shame over mob attacks on foreigners.
*'''2016 Apr''' - Rioting and looting following accusations that Rwandans who have fled to [[Zambia]] have been involved in ritual killings. President Lungu speaks of his country's collective shame over mob attacks on foreigners.
==2011 - 2015==
*'''2011 Jan''' - Deadly clashes between police and demonstrators agitating for secession of western Zambia, known as [[Barotseland]].
*'''2011 Jun 18''' - Former president [[Frederick Chiluba]] (68) dies.
*'''2011 Aug 9''' - The [[High Court of Zambia]] dismissed a bid by the main opposition to block President Rupiah Banda from contesting polls next month over claims that he had lied about his parents' nationality.
*'''2011 Sep 20''' - Zambia held [[Zambian general election, 2011|elections for a president]], 150 lawmakers and over 1,000 municipal councilors. Incumbent president [[Rupiah Banda]] was in a close race with populist rival [[Michael Sata]]. [[Zambian general election, 2011|Elections]] results on Sep 23 said Michael Sata won with 1,150,045 votes, or 43% of the total, to 961,796 votes, or 36.1% for incumbent Rupiah Banda.
*'''2011 Sep 25''' - New president [[Michael Sata]] says his government would follow the tenets of the 10 Biblical Commandments.
*'''2011 Oct 1''' - [[Michael Sata]] appoints [[Rosewin Wandi]] as Director General of the [[Anti-Corruption Commission]] (ACC).
*'''2011 Oct 4''' - Zambia announced that it has halted all metal exports, in a move to ensure that mining firms accurately report their sales. New rules on metal exports should be ready by October 16. The ban was lifted on Oct 6 as it would take too long for new rules to be drawn up.
*'''2011 Oct 14''' - Malawi agrees to allow back into the country new Zambian President [[Michael Sata]], who had been deported four years ago while still head of the Zambian opposition.
*'''2011 Oct 20''' - [[Zambia]], Africa's biggest copper producer, said it has suspended the renewal and issue of new mining licenses and would undertake an audit of the sector.
*'''2011''' - Zambia’s population numbered about 13 million people.
*'''2012 Feb 3''' - Corruption investigators arrested a former minister on theft charges and recorded a statement from ex-president [[Rupiah Banda]]'s wife in another probe. Mines minister [[Maxwell Mwale]] was arrested and charged over the theft of 20 bicycles belonging to small-scale miners. The bicycles were worth K5,500 Kwacha (1,050 dollars, 800 euros) in total.
*'''2012 May 31''' - Investigators arrest [[Andrew Banda]], the oldest son of former president [[Rupiah Banda]], for corruption and possessing assets bought with "dirty money".
*'''2012 Aug''' - Chinese mine manager killed during pay protest.
*'''2012 Aug 13''' - Opposition leader, [[Hakainde Hichilema]], is arrested and charged with publishing false information after he claimed on June 11 that ruling party youth were being trained by Sudanese militia.
*'''2013 Feb''' - The government takes over the Chinese-owned [[Collum Coal Mine]] after revoking its licence because of safety lapses.
*'''2013 Feb 7''' - A [[Zambia Postal Services]] bus carrying passengers toward its capital Lusaka, smashes into a semi-truck and another car killing at least 53 people in one of the worst traffic crashes in the nation in recent history.
*''2013 Mar 25''' - Former president, [[Rupiah Banda]] (76), is arrested by police for alleged abuse of authority and corruption, shortly after being stripped of immunity. He was released on bail of Kwacha 500,000 ($100,000) and ordered to turn in his passport.
*'''2013 Nov 1''' - Dozens of Zambian separatists appeared in court on charges of treason for trying to create a new state called [[Barotseland]] in the west of the country. A total of 84 defendants, mostly from the [[Lozi people|Lozi tribe]], were rounded up in a recent crackdown on those protesting for Barotseland.
*'''2013 Dec 23''' - Defense minister [[Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba]] resigns.
*'''2013 Dec 24''' - [[Edgar Lungu]] becomes  Minister of Defence after [[Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba]] resigned from his ministerial post.
*'''2014 Jan 6''' - Police arrest and charged opposition leader [[Frank Bwalya]] with defamation, after he referred to President [[Michael Sata]], in a radio interview, as "Chumbu Mushololwa." The Bemba term literally refers to a sweet potato that breaks when it is bent and is used to describe someone who does not heed advice.
*'''2014 Feb''': Nationwide strike after tax hike and public sector wage freeze prohibited salary increases and new hires.
*'''2014 Mar 21''' - Zambia scraps restrictions on the use of dollars and other foreign currencies as it tried to halt the slide in its currency, which has lost nearly a fifth of its value in recent months.
*'''2014 May 23''' - Ranger [[Dexter Chilunda]] is killed while investigating reports of gunshots in [[Liuwa Plain National Park]]. Two suspected poachers were arrested on June 1.
*'''2014 Jun''' - President [[Michael Sata|Sata]] goes to Israeli on a ''working holiday" amid rumours about his health.
*'''2014 Oct 24''' - At least 26 people died, most of them children, when a ferry capsized on [[Lake Kariba]].
*'''2014 Oct 28''' - President [[Michael Sata|Sata]] (77) dies in a London hospital.
*'''2014 Oct 29''' - [[Guy Scott]] becomes Africa's first white head of state in 20 years after president [[Michael Sata]]'s death.
*'''2014 Nov 21''' - Ruling [[Patriotic Front]] said it has suspended President [[Guy Scott]] as acting head of the party for "unconstitutional conduct", in the latest twist of a bitter power struggle ahead of a January election.
*'''2015 Jan 20''' - Zambia holds [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|presidential elections]]. The winner of the election will serve out the remainder of late President [[Michael Sata]]’s term until elections next year. Patriotic Front candidate [[Edgar Lungu]] (58) received 48.3 percent of the vote, while [[Hakainde Hichilema]] (52) of the [[United Party for National Development]] came in second with 46.7 percent after votes were tallied from all [[List of Zambian parliamentary constituencies|150 constituencies]].
*'''2015 Jan 24''' - Opposition leader [[Hakainde Hichilema]] holds a briefing in which he described the Jan 20 election as a sham.
*'''2015 Jan 25''' - [[Edgar Lungu]] is [[President Edgar Lungu’s inauguration ceremony, 25 January 2015|inaugurated as the country’s new president]] after being declared the winner of [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|Zambia's Jan 20 presidential election]].
*'''2015 Mar''' - President [[Edgar Lungu|Lungu]] has surgery in South Africa. He collapsed at an event the month before.
*'''2015 Apr 6''' - 17 people are killed when a light truck they were in hit a shop before turning over in [[Mazabuka]].
*'''2015 Apr 20''' - [[Zambia]] slashes by more than half a controversial mineral royalty tax after investors threatened to pull out of the copper-rich country.
*'''2015 Jul 16''' - [[Edgar Lungu]] commutes the death sentences of 332 prisoners to life in prison and condemned the massive overcrowding at the [[Mukobeko Prison]], calling it "an affront to basic human dignity".
* ''' 2015 Oct 20 ''' - 18 October declared as [[ National Day of Prayer|
* ''' 2015 Oct 20 ''' - 18 October declared as [[ National Day of Prayer|
the day of national prayers, peace and reconciliation]].
the day of national prayers, peace and reconciliation]].
*'''2015 Jul 16''' - [[Edgar Lungu]] commutes the death sentences of 332 prisoners to life in prison and condemned the massive overcrowding at the [[Mukobeko Prison]], calling it "an affront to basic human dignity".
*'''2015 Apr 20''' - [[Zambia]] slashes by more than half a controversial mineral royalty tax after investors threatened to pull out of the copper-rich country.
*'''2015 Apr 6''' - 17 people are killed when a light truck they were in hit a shop before turning over in [[Mazabuka]].
*'''2015 Mar''' - President [[Edgar Lungu|Lungu]] has surgery in South Africa. He collapsed at an event the month before.
*'''2015 Jan 25''' - [[Edgar Lungu]] is [[President Edgar Lungu’s inauguration ceremony, 25 January 2015|inaugurated as the country’s new president]] after being declared the winner of [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|Zambia's Jan 20 presidential election]].
*'''2015 Jan 24''' - Opposition leader [[Hakainde Hichilema]] holds a briefing in which he described the Jan 20 election as a sham.
*'''2015 Jan 20''' - Zambia holds [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|presidential elections]]. The winner of the election will serve out the remainder of late President [[Michael Sata]]’s term until elections next year. Patriotic Front candidate [[Edgar Lungu]] (58) received 48.3 percent of the vote, while [[Hakainde Hichilema]] (52) of the [[United Party for National Development]] came in second with 46.7 percent after votes were tallied from all [[List of Zambian parliamentary constituencies|150 constituencies]].
*'''2014 Nov 21''' - Ruling [[Patriotic Front]] said it has suspended acting president [[Guy Scott]] as acting head of the party for "unconstitutional conduct", in the latest twist of a bitter power struggle ahead of a January election.
*'''2014 Oct 29''' - [[Guy Scott]] becomes acting president after the death of [[Zambia]]'s fifth president, [[Michael Sata]]'s.
*'''2014 Oct 28''' - President [[Michael Sata|Sata]] dies in a London hospital at the age of 77.
*'''2014 Oct 24''' - At least 26 people died, most of them children, when a ferry capsized on [[Lake Kariba]].
*'''2014 Jun''' - President [[Michael Sata|Sata]] goes to Israeli on a ''working holiday" amid rumours about his health.
*'''2014 May 23''' - Ranger [[Dexter Chilunda]] is killed while investigating reports of gunshots in [[Liuwa Plain National Park]]. Two suspected poachers were arrested on June 1.
*'''2014 Mar 21''' - Zambia scraps restrictions on the use of dollars and other foreign currencies as it tried to halt the slide in its currency, which has lost nearly a fifth of its value in recent months.
*'''2014 Feb''': Nationwide strike after tax hike and public sector wage freeze prohibited salary increases and new hires.
*'''2014 Jan 6''' - Police arrest and charged opposition leader [[Frank Bwalya]] with defamation, after he referred to President [[Michael Sata]], in a radio interview, as "Chumbu Mushololwa." The Bemba term literally refers to a sweet potato that breaks when it is bent and is used to describe someone who does not heed advice.
*'''2013 Dec 24''' - [[Edgar Lungu]] becomes  Minister of Defence after [[Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba]] resigned from his ministerial post.
*'''2013 Dec 23''' - Defense minister [[Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba]] resigns.
*'''2013 Nov 1''' - Dozens of Zambian separatists appeared in court on charges of treason for trying to create a new state called [[Barotseland]] in the west of the country. A total of 84 defendants, mostly from the [[Lozi people|Lozi tribe]], were rounded up in a recent crackdown on those protesting for Barotseland.
*''2013 Mar 25''' - Former president, [[Rupiah Banda]] (76), is arrested by police for alleged abuse of authority and corruption, shortly after being stripped of immunity. He was released on bail of Kwacha 500,000 ($100,000) and ordered to turn in his passport.
*'''2013 Feb 7''' - A [[Zambia Postal Services]] bus carrying passengers toward its capital Lusaka, smashes into a semi-truck and another car killing at least 53 people in one of the worst traffic crashes in the nation in recent history.
*'''2013 Feb''' - The government takes over the Chinese-owned [[Collum Coal Mine]] after revoking its licence because of safety lapses.
*'''2012 Aug 13''' - Opposition leader, [[Hakainde Hichilema]], is arrested and charged with publishing false information after he claimed on June 11 that ruling party youth were being trained by Sudanese militia.
*'''2012 Aug''' - Chinese mine manager killed during pay protest.
*'''2012 May 31''' - Investigators arrest [[Andrew Banda]], the oldest son of former president [[Rupiah Banda]], for corruption and possessing assets bought with "dirty money".
*'''2012 Feb 3''' - Corruption investigators arrested a former minister on theft charges and recorded a statement from ex-president [[Rupiah Banda]]'s wife in another probe. Mines minister [[Maxwell Mwale]] was arrested and charged over the theft of 20 bicycles belonging to small-scale miners. The bicycles were worth K5,500 Kwacha (1,050 dollars, 800 euros) in total.
*'''2011''' - Zambia’s population numbered about 13 million people.
*'''2011 Oct 20''' - [[Zambia]], Africa's biggest copper producer, said it has suspended the renewal and issue of new mining licenses and would undertake an audit of the sector.
*'''2011 Oct 14''' - Malawi agrees to allow back into the country new Zambian President [[Michael Sata]], who had been deported four years ago while still head of the Zambian opposition.
*'''2011 Oct 4''' - Zambia announced that it has halted all metal exports, in a move to ensure that mining firms accurately report their sales. New rules on metal exports should be ready by October 16. The ban was lifted on Oct 6 as it would take too long for new rules to be drawn up.
*'''2011 Oct 1''' - [[Michael Sata]] appoints [[Rosewin Wandi]] as Director General of the [[Anti-Corruption Commission]] (ACC).
*'''2011 Sep 25''' - New president [[Michael Sata]] says his government would follow the tenets of the 10 Biblical Commandments.
*'''2011 Sep 20''' - Zambia held [[Zambian general election, 2011|elections for a president]], 150 lawmakers and over 1,000 municipal councilors. Incumbent president [[Rupiah Banda]] was in a close race with populist rival [[Michael Sata]]. [[Zambian general election, 2011|Elections]] results on Sep 23 said Michael Sata won with 1,150,045 votes, or 43% of the total, to 961,796 votes, or 36.1% for incumbent Rupiah Banda.
*'''2011 Aug 9''' - The [[High Court of Zambia]] dismissed a bid by the main opposition to block President Rupiah Banda from contesting polls next month over claims that he had lied about his parents' nationality.
*'''2011 Jun 18''' - Former president [[Frederick Chiluba]] (68) dies.
*'''2011 Jan''' - Deadly clashes between police and demonstrators agitating for secession of western Zambia, known as [[Barotseland]].


==2001 - 2010==
==2001 - 2010==
*'''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.
*'''2010 Aug''' - Zambia, China agree to build a second hydroelectric power plant on the [[Kafue River]].
*'''2010 Feb''' - [[Zambia]] and China sign mining cooperation agreement and deal to set up joint economic zone.
*'''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.
*'''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."''
*'''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.
*'''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.
*'''2008 Nov 2''' - [[Zambia's first]] Minister of Agriculture [[Elijah Mudenda]] dies at age 81 at [[Maina Soko Medical Centre]] in [[Lusaka]].
*'''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 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.
*'''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.
*'''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.
*'''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.
*'''2001 May 4''' - President [[Frederick Chiluba|Chiluba]] announced he would not run for a 3rd term.
*'''2001 May 4''' - President [[Frederick Chiluba|Chiluba]] announced he would not run for a 3rd term.
*'''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.
*'''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.
*'''2001 June 21''' - Zambia experiences a total solar eclipse. This attracted a lot of tourists to come and view the spectacular occurrence.
*'''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.
*'''2001 July''' - Zambia appeals for aid to feed some 2 million people after poor harvests caused by floods and drought.
*'''2001 July''' - Zambia appeals for aid to feed some 2 million people after poor harvests caused by floods and drought.
*'''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.
*'''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.
*'''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.
*'''2001 Dec 11''' - [[Mainza Chona]] dies at age 71 in South Africa.
*'''2001 Dec 11''' - [[Mainza Chona]] dies at age 71 in South Africa.
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*'''2007 Oct 19''' - [[Kenneth Kaunda]] is awarded the 2007 [http://allafrica.com/stories/200710160163.html Ubuntu Award].
*'''2007 Oct 19''' - [[Kenneth Kaunda]] is awarded the 2007 [http://allafrica.com/stories/200710160163.html Ubuntu Award].
*'''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 hospitalized 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%.
*'''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%.
*'''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 Nov 2''' - [[Zambia's first]] Minister of Agriculture [[Elijah Mudenda]] dies at age 81 at [[Maina Soko Medical Centre]] in [[Lusaka]].
*'''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.
*'''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.
*'''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."''
*'''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.
*'''2010 Feb''' - [[Zambia]] and China sign mining cooperation agreement and deal to set up joint economic zone.
*'''2010 Aug''' - Zambia, China agree to build a second hydroelectric power plant on the [[Kafue River]].
*'''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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*'''1994''' - [[Francis Grogan]] and [[Carl Irwin]] founded [[Zambeef]] with a staff of 60 people. In 2013 the company employed 5,000.
*'''1994''' - [[Francis Grogan]] and [[Carl Irwin]] founded [[Zambeef]] with a staff of 60 people. In 2013 the company employed 5,000.
*'''1993 Apr 27''' - The [[Zambia national football team]] perishes in the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|1993 air crash disaster in Gabon]] as the team was flying to the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. The crash left all on board dead.
*'''1993 Apr 27''' - The [[Zambia national football team]] perishes in the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|1993 air crash disaster in Gabon]] as the team was flying to the FIFA World Cup Qualifier against Senegal in Dakar. The crash left all on board dead.
*'''1993 March 4''' - President [[Frederick Chiluba]] declared a state of emergency, alleging the existence of a plot to overthrow the government by illegal means. The plot, known as the "[[Zero Option Plan]]" was said to have been devised by members of the previous ruling party [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP), with support from the governments of Iraq and Iran.
*'''1993''' - Government establishes [[The Human Rights Commission]].
*'''1991''' - [[Kenneth Kaunda]] was voted out of office. President [[Frederick Chiluba]] and the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD) won in the first multi-party elections.
*'''1991''' - [[Kenneth Kaunda]] was voted out of office. President [[Frederick Chiluba]] and the [[Movement for Multi-Party Democracy]] (MMD) won in the first multi-party elections.
*'''1991''' - Xu Jianxue arrived in Zambia and began a civil-engineering and construction firm with his 4 brothers. Some 300 Chinese lived in Zambia at this time. By 2006 the number was estimated at 3,000.
*'''1991''' - Xu Jianxue arrived in Zambia and began a civil-engineering and construction firm with his 4 brothers. Some 300 Chinese lived in Zambia at this time. By 2006 the number was estimated at 3,000.


==1981 - 1990==
==1981 - 1990==
*'''1983 Aug 7''' - [[Lusaka]] Archbishop [[Emmanuel Milingo]] resigned under pressure for his faith healings and exorcisms. He was brought to Rome as a functionary and retired in 2000. In 2001 he (71) married Marie Sung (43) of South Korea in a New York City wedding conducted by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/07/world/zambian-archbishop-quits-under-fire.html ZAMBIAN ARCHBISHOP QUITS UNDER FIRE], 7 August 1983, New York Times</ref>
*'''1985 Nov''' - [[Zambia Congress of Trade Unions]] (ZCTU) withdrew from all the boards of parastatal enterprises to which it belonged in protest against the foreign exchange auction which had raised the cost of living beyond acceptable limits and against economic reforms in general (Rakner 1992).
*'''1990 Jun 27''' - [[1990 food riots|Food riots rock Zambia]]. The three-day unrest began after the government more than doubled the price of mealie meal as part of an economic reform program. About 27 people were killed and more than 100 wounded.
*'''1990 Jul 1''' - [[Mwamba Luchembe]] attempts to coup [[Kenneth Kaunda]]. Luchembe made his way into the [[Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]] (ZNBC) radio studios where he announced that the [[Zambia Army]] had taken over Government and he cited food riots of the previous week as reasons for his action.
*'''1991''' - Multi-party constitution adopted. [[Movement for Multi-party Democracy]] (MMD) wins elections and its leader, [[Frederick Chiluba]], becomes president.
*'''1991''' - Multi-party constitution adopted. [[Movement for Multi-party Democracy]] (MMD) wins elections and its leader, [[Frederick Chiluba]], becomes president.
*'''1990 Jul 1''' - [[Mwamba Luchembe]] attempts to coup [[Kenneth Kaunda]]. Luchembe made his way into the [[Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]] (ZNBC) radio studios where he announced that the [[Zambia Army]] had taken over Government and he cited food riots of the previous week as reasons for his action.
*'''1990 Jun 27''' - [[1990 food riots|Food riots rock Zambia]]. The three-day unrest began after the government more than doubled the price of mealie meal as part of an economic reform program. About 27 people were killed and more than 100 wounded.
*'''1985 Nov''' - [[Zambia Congress of Trade Unions]] (ZCTU) withdrew from all the boards of parastatal enterprises to which it belonged in protest against the foreign exchange auction which had raised the cost of living beyond acceptable limits and against economic reforms in general (Rakner 1992).
*'''1982''' - [[Lusaka]] Archbishop [[Emmanuel Milingo]] resigned under pressure for his faith healings and exorcisms. He was brought to Rome as a functionary and retired in 2000. In 2001 he (71) married Marie Sung (43) of South Korea in a New York City wedding conducted by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.


==1971 - 1980==
==1971 - 1980==
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*'''1951''' - [[Lusaka Playhouse]] built.
*'''1951''' - [[Lusaka Playhouse]] built.
*'''1950-1959''': Zambia’s [[Chibuku Beer]] was developed in the 1950s by Max Heinrich, a German brewer. He ramped the indigenous home-brew to a commercial scale. In 1999, after passing through many hands, it was acquired by SABMiller and branded as [[Chibuku Shake Shake]].
*'''1950-1959''': Zambia’s [[Chibuku Beer]] was developed in the 1950s by Max Heinrich, a German brewer. He ramped the indigenous home-brew to a commercial scale. In 1999, after passing through many hands, it was acquired by SABMiller and branded as [[Chibuku Shake Shake]].
*'''1948''' - [[Northern Rhodesia Congress]] (NRC) established with [[Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika]] as its first president. It was the first African political party in the country.
*'''1935''' - [[Lusaka]] becomes the capital city of [[Zambia]] (then [[Northern Rhodesia]]}<ref>[http://www.lcc.gov.zm/lusakahistory.php History of Lusaka], [[Lusaka City Council]]</ref>
*'''1935''' - [[Lusaka]] becomes the capital city of [[Zambia]] (then [[Northern Rhodesia]]}<ref>[http://www.lcc.gov.zm/lusakahistory.php History of Lusaka], [[Lusaka City Council]]</ref>
*'''1937''' - [[City of Lusaka Football Club]] formed.
*'''1937''' - [[City of Lusaka Football Club]] formed.
*'''1936''' - [[Kitwe]] is founded as a copper mining center.
*'''1929''' - The [[Football Association of Zambia]] is founded.
*'''1929''' - The [[Football Association of Zambia]] is founded.
*'''1928''' - Copper is discovered in the region now known as the [[Copperbelt]].
*'''1924''' - British Colonial Office took control of Northern Rhodesia as a Territory from BSAC. [[Livingstone]] chosen as the first capital.
*'''1921''' - Skull of [[Broken Hill Man]] is discovered in [[Kabwe]].
*'''1921''' - Skull of [[Broken Hill Man]] is discovered in [[Kabwe]].
*'''1920''' - First plane flys over [[Lusaka]] air space.  
*'''1920''' - First plane flys over [[Lusaka]] air space.  
*'''1920s''' - Discovery of copper, which later encourages an influx of European technicians and administrators.
*'''1920s''' - Discovery of copper, which later encourages an influx of European technicians and administrators.
*'''1913''' - Translation of the Bible from English to [[Bemba language]] begins at [[Mpandala]]. The task was led by Rev Robert McMinn who worked with [[Rev Paul Mushindo]] and was only completed 53 years later in 1966 at [[Lubwa Mission|Lubwa]].
*'''1911''' - North-Eastern Rhodesia and North-Western Rhodesia, administered as separate units, were merged to form the British Colony of [[Northern Rhodesia]] (Later [[Zambia]]).
*'''1911''' - North-Eastern Rhodesia and North-Western Rhodesia, administered as separate units, were merged to form the British Colony of [[Northern Rhodesia]] (Later [[Zambia]]).
*'''1905''' - [[Cecil Rhodes]] brought about the construction of a 650 foot iron bridge to connect Zambia and Zimbabwe near [[Victoria Falls]].
*'''1905''' - [[Cecil Rhodes]] brought about the construction of a 650 foot iron bridge to connect Zambia and Zimbabwe near [[Victoria Falls]].


==1800 - 1899==
==1800 - 1899==
 
*'''1891 Jun 11''': Portugal assigned [[Barotseland]], now in Zambia, to Britain, and Nyasaland becomes a British protectorate.
*'''1889''' - Britain establishes control over [[Northern Rhodesia]], administering the area using a system of indirect rule which leaves power in the hands of local rulers.
*'''1873 May 1''': [[David Livingstone]] (60), British physician, explorer, died in [[Chitambo]], [[Zambia]]. His body passed through Zanzibar for a funeral in London in Apr 18, 1874.
*'''1855''' - [[David Livingstone]], English physician and explorer, first saw the 328-foot waterfall on the Zambezi River. Livingstone named the falls, which straddled the [[Zambia]] and Zimbabwe border, [[Victoria Falls]]. The local name is [[Musi-oa-Tunya]] (the smoke that thunders).
*'''1851''' - British missionary David Livingstone visits.
*'''1851''' - British missionary David Livingstone visits.
*'''1855''' - [[David Livingstone]], English physician and explorer, first saw the 328-foot waterfall on the Zambezi River. Livingstone named the falls, which straddled the [[Zambia]] and Zimbabwe border, [[Victoria Falls]]. The local name is [[Musi-oa-Tunya]] (the smoke that thunders).
*'''1873 May 1''': [[David Livingstone]] (60), British physician, explorer, died in [[Chitambo]], [[Zambia]]. His body passed through Zanzibar for a funeral in London in Apr 18, 1874.
*'''1889''' - Britain establishes control over [[Northern Rhodesia]], administering the area using a system of indirect rule which leaves power in the hands of local rulers.
*'''1891 Jun 11''': Portugal assigned [[Barotseland]], now in Zambia, to Britain, and Nyasaland becomes a British protectorate.


==19th Century==
==19th Century==
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