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==2021 - 2023==
==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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==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%.
*'''2001 June 26''' - Zambia experiences a total solar eclipse. This attracted a lot of tourists to come and view the spectacular occurance.
*'''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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