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*Portuguese explorers visit. | *Portuguese explorers visit. | ||
==19th Century | ==19th Century== | ||
*Instability generated by migration as well as slave-trading by Portuguese and Arabs. | *Instability generated by migration as well as slave-trading by Portuguese and Arabs. | ||
==1800 - 1900== | ==1800 - 1900== | ||
*'''1855''' | *'''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. | *'''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. | *'''1891 Jun 11''': Portugal assigned [[Barotseland]], now in Zambia, to Britain, and Nyasaland becomes a British protectorate. | ||
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*'''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]]. | ||
*'''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]]). | ||
*'''1920s''' - Discovery of copper, which later encourages an influx of European technicians and administrators. | |||
*'''1921''' - Skull of [[Broken Hill Man]] is discovered in [[Kabwe]]. | *'''1921''' - Skull of [[Broken Hill Man]] is discovered in [[Kabwe]]. | ||
*'''1929''' - The [[Football Association of Zambia]] (FAZ) is founded. | *'''1929''' - The [[Football Association of Zambia]] (FAZ) is founded. | ||
