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*'''2006 Jun 17''' - Inflation was reported to have fallen under 10%. The [[Zambian Kwacha]] gained strength as the economy improved due to a lower debt burden and government moves toward a more market-oriented economy.
*'''2006 Jun 17''' - Inflation was reported to have fallen under 10%. The [[Zambian Kwacha]] gained strength as the economy improved due to a lower debt burden and government moves toward a more market-oriented economy.
*'''2006 Jul 27''' - President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] called elections for Sept. 28 and dissolved parliament and Cabinet.
*'''2006 Jul 27''' - President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] called elections for Sept. 28 and dissolved parliament and Cabinet.
 
*'''2006 Sep 28''' - Zambians voted to decide whether President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] would stay in office for a second term despite a strong challenge from opposition candidates who lambasted his economic policies. Voters jammed polling stations after a national election campaign marked by bitter debate about the president's effort to increase foreign investment and combat poverty and corruption.  
2006       Sep 26, The Vatican said it has excommunicated Zambia’s Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, for defying the Holy See by installing four married men as bishops. The prelate had already angered the Vatican by getting married in 2001.
*'''2006 Oct 1''' - Rioting erupts in Lusaka after President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] surged ahead in presidential polls and his principal rival slipped into third place.
    (AP, 9/26/06)
*'''2006 Oct 2''' - The [[Electoral Commission of Zambia]] (ECZ) said that President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] was re-elected to a second term, collecting 43% of the votes cast in last week's balloting.
 
*'''2006 Nov 17''' - The court rules that ailing former president [[Frederick Chiluba]] is currently unfit to stand trial for corruption and should be immediately sent to South Africa for treatment.
2006        Sep 28, Zambians voted to decide whether President Levy Mwanawasa would stay in office for a second term despite a strong challenge from opposition candidates who lambasted his economic policies. Voters jammed polling stations after a national election campaign marked by bitter debate about the president's effort to increase foreign investment and combat poverty and corruption.  
*'''2006 Dec 31''' - President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] rejects IMF directives to introduce more taxes in [[Zambia]] amid high levels of poverty.
    (AP, 9/28/06)(AP, 9/29/06)
 
2006       Oct 1, In Zambia rioting erupted in Lusaka after President Levy Mwanawasa surged ahead in presidential polls and his principal rival slipped into third place.
    (AP, 10/1/06)
 
2006       Oct 2, Zambia's Electoral Commission said that President Levy Mwanawasa was re-elected to a second term, collecting 43% of the votes cast in last week's balloting.
    (AP, 10/2/06)
 
2006       Nov 17, A Zambian court ruled that ailing former president Frederick Chiluba is currently unfit to stand trial for corruption and should be immediately sent to South Africa for treatment.
    (AFP, 11/17/06)
 
2006       Dec 15, In Kenya 11 African heads of state attending the 2nd International Conference on the Great Lakes Region signed a landmark $2 billion (1.5-billion-euro) security and development pact to forestall fresh violence in the area.
    (AFP, 12/15/06)
 
2006        Dec 29, In Zimbabwe 17 elephants and a rhino were found killed. A game ranger based near the famed Victoria Falls bordering the two countries was wounded. Zambian poachers were suspected.
    (AFP, 12/31/06)
 
2006        Dec 31, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa rejected IMF directives to introduce more taxes in his impoverished southern African nation.
     (AP, 1/1/07)
     (AP, 1/1/07)
*'''2006''' Employees at a Chinese owned copper mine in [[Chambishi]] were sprayed with gunfire while protesting working conditions.
*'''2007 Feb 3''' - Chinese President Hu Jintao brings his eight-nation African tour to copper-rich [[Zambia]] where China's growing clout has prompted charges of exploitation and emerged as a volatile political issue.
*'''2007 Mar 1''' - Lands Minister [[Gladys Nyirongo]] acknowledges at a major conference on graft in Africa that "Corruption is everywhere, in the villages, wherever." Hours later she was sacked. President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] said: "She gave land to herself, her two daughters, her sons and her husband."
*'''2007 Mar 20''' - President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] urged southern Africa to take a new approach to Zimbabwe, which he likened to a "sinking Titanic" as millions flee economic and political turmoil.
*'''2007 Apr 22''' - The annual Goldman Environmental Prizes were announced on Earth Day. The winners included Julio Cusurichi of Peru for his work to fight illegal logging; Willie Corduff of Ireland for his work to halt an energy project that disregarded local and environmental concerns; Sophia Rabliauskas of Canada for her work to help protect the boreal forest in Manitoba; Orri Vigfussen of Iceland for his work on the North Atlantic Salmon Fund; Ts. Munkhbayar for his work against unregulated mining in Mongolia; and [[Hammerskjoeld Simwinga]] for his work in organizing microloan programs in [[Zambia]].
*'''2007 May 4''' - A British court finds [[Frederick Chiluba]], Zambia's first democratically elected president (1991-2001), guilty of stealing $46 million in government funds and ordered him to repay the entire sum. He had gone on trial in Zambia in 2003, accused of 169 counts of corruption, abuse of power and theft, but was declared unfit to stand trial on the grounds of ill health.
*'''2007 Jun 2''' - At least 12 soccer fans are crushed to death as a crowd rushed from the Lusaka stadium after [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]]'s victory over Congo Brazzaville in an African Cup qualifier.


2006        Employees at a Chinese owned copper mine in Chambisi, Zambia, were sprayed with gunfire while protesting working conditions.
    (WSJ, 2/2/07, p.A1)
2007        Feb 3, Chinese President Hu Jintao brought his eight-nation African tour to Zambia, a copper-rich country where China's growing clout has prompted charges of exploitation and emerged as a volatile political issue.
    (AP, 2/3/07)
2007        Feb 4, In Zambia China’s President Hu Jintao pledged $800 million in investments, debt write-offs and a "showcase" free trade zone as he ended a tour there. Beijing's economic juggernaut has sparked tensions in Zambia.
    (AFP, 2/4/07)
2007        Mar 1, Zambia's Lands Minister Gladys Nyirongo acknowledged at a major conference on graft in Africa that "Corruption is everywhere, in the villages, wherever." Hours later she was sacked. President Levy Mwanawasa said: "She gave land to herself, her two daughters, her sons and her husband."
    (AP, 3/4/07)
2007        Mar 20, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa urged southern Africa to take a new approach to Zimbabwe, which he likened to a "sinking Titanic" as millions flee economic and political turmoil.
    (Reuters, 3/21/07)
2007        Apr 22, The annual Goldman Environmental Prizes were announced on Earth Day. The winners included Julio Cusurichi of Peru for his work to fight illegal logging; Willie Corduff of Ireland for his work to halt an energy project that disregarded local and environmental concerns; Sophia Rabliauskas of Canada for her work to help protect the boreal forest in Manitoba; Orri Vigfussen of Iceland for his work on the North Atlantic Salmon Fund; Ts. Munkhbayar for his work against unregulated mining in Mongolia; and Hammerskjoeld Simwinga for his work in organizing microloan programs in Zambia.
    (SSFC, 4/22/07, p.E1)
2007        May 4, A British court found Frederick Chiluba, Zambia's first democratically elected president (1991-2001), guilty of stealing $46 million in government funds and ordered him to repay the entire sum. He had gone on trial in Zambia in 2003, accused of 169 counts of corruption, abuse of power and theft, but was declared unfit to stand trial on the grounds of ill health.
    (AP, 5/4/07)(Econ, 11/21/09, p.51)
2007        May 4, The UN agency for refugees began repatriating thousands of Congolese refugees in Zambia to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    (AFP, 5/4/07)
2007        Jun 2, In Zambia at least 12 soccer fans were crushed to death as a crowd rushed from the Lusaka stadium after Zambia's victory over Congo Brazzaville in an African Cup qualifier.
    (AP, 6/3/07)
2007        Jun 4, The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) said a study of mortality patterns in South Africa, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Tanzania and Senegal indicated Africa's HIV/AIDS crisis was reaching deep into elected governments.
    (Reuters, 6/4/07)
2007        Jun 28, In Zambia US first lady Laura Bush promoted the role of faith-based organizations in combating disease in Africa as she launched an anti-malaria campaign.
    (AP, 6/28/07)


2007        Jul 21, Former US president Bill Clinton said his foundation had secured a deal for Zambia to access cheap HIV/AIDS drugs.
    (AFP, 7/22/07)


2007        Aug 16, The 14-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) met in Lusaka, Zambia for its 27th summit. The 2-day summit provided scant hope for the people of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe rejected the need for political reform at the summit of regional leaders that is meant to find ways to ease the country's political and economic crisis.
2007        Aug 16, The 14-member Southern African Development Community (SADC) met in Lusaka, Zambia for its 27th summit. The 2-day summit provided scant hope for the people of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe rejected the need for political reform at the summit of regional leaders that is meant to find ways to ease the country's political and economic crisis.
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