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*'''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 July 3''' - Lusaka Province police commanding officer [[Wasakaza Ng'uni]] (57) dies in a road accident. | |||
*'''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 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. | *'''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. | ||
