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*'''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 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 Dec 31''' - President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] rejects IMF directives to introduce more taxes in [[Zambia]] amid high levels of poverty.
*'''2006 Dec 31''' - President [[Levy Mwanawasa]] rejects IMF directives to introduce more taxes in [[Zambia]] amid high levels of poverty.
    (AP, 1/1/07)
*'''2006''' Employees at a Chinese owned copper mine in [[Chambishi]] were sprayed with gunfire while protesting working conditions.
*'''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 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 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 March''' Malawi arrests and deports Zambian opposition leader [[Michael Sata]] after he flew there on personal business and to meet former Malawi president Bakili Muluzi.
*'''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 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 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 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.
*'''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.
*'''2007 Aug 16''' - Zambia hosts the 27th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in [[Lusaka]]. 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 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 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%.


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.
    (AP, 8/16/07)(Econ, 8/25/07, p.43)(www.dfa.gov.za/docs/2007/sadc0820.htm)
2007        Aug 17, Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa officially launched a peacekeeping brigade as part of a planned SADC standby force to be deployed on peace missions and to tackle disarmament and humanitarian crises on the continent.
    (Reuters, 8/17/07)(www.dfa.gov.za/docs/2007/sadc0820.htm)
2007        Sep 13, The UN said the repatriation of Congolese refugees from neighboring Zambia was suspended, due to insecurity in the small town of Moba where they are headed.
    (AP, 9/13/07)
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.
    (AP, 11/22/07)
2007        Malawi deported Michael Sata, the head of the Zambian opposition, after he flew there on personal business and to meet former Malawi president Bakili Muluzi.
    (AP, 10/15/11)
2008        Jan 4, The Zambian government awarded a 1.2 billion dollar crude oil deal to a Kuwait firm to supply over 1.4 million tons of oil to the southern African nation.
    (AP, 1/5/08)
2008        Jan 17, Rains battered portions of flood-ravaged southern Africa, killing at least three people in Malawi and forcing Zambia to declare a national disaster.
    (AP, 1/17/08)
2008        Jan 19, Nationwide power outages shut down basic services across Zambia and Zimbabwe as anger mounted in South Africa over power cuts that have wreaked havoc in the continent's economic hub.
    (AP, 1/20/08)
2008        Apr 12, African leaders hoped to find a resolution to Zimbabwe's deepening political crisis at an emergency summit in Zambia, but state media reported that President Robert Mugabe would not attend the "unnecessary" meeting. The Electoral Commission said it would conduct a full recount of the presidential and parliamentary ballots cast in 23 constituencies, all but one of them won by the opposition.
    (AP, 4/12/08)(AP, 4/13/08)
2008        Apr 13, In Zambia African leaders ended an emergency meeting of the Southern African Development Community and called for the swift verification of the Zimbabwe voting results in the presence of all parties. The declaration fell far short of opposition calls for neighboring leaders to pressure President Robert Mugabe to step down after 28 years in power.
    (AP, 4/13/08)(Econ, 4/12/08, p.53)
2008        Jun 10, Zambia’s state media said Zambia has granted political asylum to a dozen Zimbabwe opposition supporters who have fled mounting political violence ahead of a run-off presidential election this month.
    (AP, 6/10/08)
2008        Aug 19, Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa (b.1948) died in France. He had been hospitalized at a French military hospital since suffering a stroke in June.
    (AP, 8/19/08)(SFC, 8/20/08, p.B4)
2008        Oct 7, Zambia's ambassador said Zambia and the World Health Organization (WHO) have joined the hunt for a mystery illness that has killed four people in South Africa. A South Africa, health official said the mystery disease may be Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
    (AFP, 10/7/08)(Reuters, 10/7/08)
2008        Oct 30, Zambians voted for a successor to the late President Levy Mwanawasa in an election the main opposition leader accused the ruling party of rigging. Zambia's main opposition candidate was ahead in early presidential election results, but his lead was slowly narrowing. Banda ended up winning 40% of the vote and opposition leader Michael Sata secured 38%.
    (Reuters, 10/30/08)(AP, 10/31/08)(AP, 11/2/08)


2008        Nov 2, Veteran diplomat Rupiah Banda (72) was sworn in as the new president of Zambia following a narrow and disputed victory over a populist rival in an election forced by the death of the country's former leader.
2008        Nov 2, Veteran diplomat Rupiah Banda (72) was sworn in as the new president of Zambia following a narrow and disputed victory over a populist rival in an election forced by the death of the country's former leader.
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#'''28 April 1924''': [[Kenneth Kaunda]] is born in [[Chinsali]].
#'''28 April 1924''': [[Kenneth Kaunda]] is born in [[Chinsali]].
#'''1921''': Skull of [[Broken Hill Man]] is discovered in [[Kabwe]].
#'''1921''': Skull of [[Broken Hill Man]] is discovered in [[Kabwe]].
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==See also==
==See also==
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