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*'''1983 Aug 7''' - [[Lusaka]] Archbishop [[Emmanuel Milingo]] resigned under pressure for his faith healings and exorcisms. He was brought to Rome as a functionary and retired in 2000. In 2001 he (71) married Marie Sung (43) of South Korea in a New York City wedding conducted by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/07/world/zambian-archbishop-quits-under-fire.html ZAMBIAN ARCHBISHOP QUITS UNDER FIRE], 7 August 1983, New York Times</ref> | |||
*'''1985 Nov''' - [[Zambia Congress of Trade Unions]] (ZCTU) withdrew from all the boards of parastatal enterprises to which it belonged in protest against the foreign exchange auction which had raised the cost of living beyond acceptable limits and against economic reforms in general (Rakner 1992). | |||
*'''1990 Jun 27''' - [[1990 food riots|Food riots rock Zambia]]. The three-day unrest began after the government more than doubled the price of mealie meal as part of an economic reform program. About 27 people were killed and more than 100 wounded. | |||
*'''1990 Jul 1''' - [[Mwamba Luchembe]] attempts to coup [[Kenneth Kaunda]]. Luchembe made his way into the [[Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation]] (ZNBC) radio studios where he announced that the [[Zambia Army]] had taken over Government and he cited food riots of the previous week as reasons for his action. | |||
*'''1991''' - Multi-party constitution adopted. [[Movement for Multi-party Democracy]] (MMD) wins elections and its leader, [[Frederick Chiluba]], becomes president. | *'''1991''' - Multi-party constitution adopted. [[Movement for Multi-party Democracy]] (MMD) wins elections and its leader, [[Frederick Chiluba]], becomes president. | ||
==1971 - 1980== | ==1971 - 1980== | ||
