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*'''2020 Mar 18''' - Zambia’s [[Ministry of Health|Health Minister]] [[Chitalu Chilufya]] announces the country's first recorded two cases of the global pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) in [[Lusaka]]<ref>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/zambia-records-two-coronavirus-cases/ Coronavirus: Zambia records first two confirmed cases], [[ZNBC]] News</ref> | *'''2020 Mar 18''' - Zambia’s [[Ministry of Health|Health Minister]] [[Chitalu Chilufya]] announces the country's first recorded two cases of the global pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19) in [[Lusaka]]<ref>[https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/zambia-records-two-coronavirus-cases/ Coronavirus: Zambia records first two confirmed cases], [[ZNBC]] News</ref> | ||
* '''2018 July 12''' [[Comesa market]] in [[Lusaka]] second class trading area has gone up in [[2018 Comesa market fire|flames]] | |||
* '''2018 July 12''' [[Mufulira]]’s [[Buteko Market]] [[2018 Buteko Market fire|gutted]] | |||
* '''2017 Oct 6''' The [[Minister of Health]] declared an [[2017-18 Zambia cholera outbreak|outbreak of cholera]] in the [[Lusaka|capital city]]. | |||
*'''2017 July 4'''- [[Lusaka City Market]] is [[ 2017 Lusaka City market fire |burnt]] | |||
*'''2017 March 12'''- [[Zambia national under-20 football team|Zambia U20]] win the [[2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations |U20 Africa Cup]] for the first time in history. | |||
*'''2017 Feb 3''' - Singer [[Joe Chibangu]] dies at his home in [[Lusaka]]. | |||
*'''2016 Aug 19''' - [[Hakainde Hichilema]], [[UPND]] President & running mate [[Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba]] filed a [[2016 Zambian presidential election petition|a presidential election petition]] against President-Elect [[Edgar Lungu]], [[PF]] President & running mate [[Inonge Wina]]. | |||
*'''2016 Aug 15''' - President [[Edgar Lungu]] is announced as president-elect after the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 11 elections]] | |||
*'''2016 Jul 28''' - President [[Edgar Lungu]] commissions [[Robert Makasa University]] in [[Chinsali]], [[Muchinga Province]]. | |||
*'''2016 Jul 28''' - Ballot papers for the [[Zambian general election, 2016|August 11 elections]] arrive in the country from Dubai where they were being printed. Political party representatives, civil society organisations and the media were present to witness the arrival. | |||
*'''2016 Jul''' - The [[National Heritage Conservation Commission]] excavates a skeleton believed to have been a woman who lived between 700 AD and 1100 AD at [[Ingombe Illede National Monument]]. | |||
*'''2016 June''' - Zambia's first ever online encyclopedia was launched [[Chalo Chatu]] | |||
*'''2016 Apr''' - Rioting and looting following accusations that Rwandans who have fled to [[Zambia]] have been involved in ritual killings. President Lungu speaks of his country's collective shame over mob attacks on foreigners. | *'''2016 Apr''' - Rioting and looting following accusations that Rwandans who have fled to [[Zambia]] have been involved in ritual killings. President Lungu speaks of his country's collective shame over mob attacks on foreigners. | ||
==2011 - 2015== | ==2011 - 2015== | ||
