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==12th Century== | ==12th Century== | ||
*Shona people arrive in the area, later establishing the empire of the [[Mwene Mutapa]], which includes southern [[Zambia]]. | *Shona people arrive in the area, later establishing the empire of the [[Mwene Mutapa]], which includes southern [[Zambia]]. | ||
==16th Century== | ==16th Century== | ||
*Arrival of peoples from Luba and Lunda empires of Zaire to set up small kingdoms. | *Arrival of peoples from Luba and Lunda empires of Zaire to set up small kingdoms. | ||
==18th Century== | ==18th Century== | ||
*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== | ||
*'''1851''' - British missionary David Livingstone visits. | *'''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). | *'''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). | ||
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*'''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. | ||
==1900 - | ==1900 - 1960== | ||
*'''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. | *'''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]] | *'''1929''' - The [[Football Association of Zambia]] is founded. | ||
*'''1935''' - [[Lusaka]] becomes the capital city of [[Zambia]] (then [[Northern Rhodesia]]} | *'''1935''' - [[Lusaka]] becomes the capital city of [[Zambia]] (then [[Northern Rhodesia]]} | ||
*'''1950-1959''': Zambia’s [[Chibuku Beer]] was developed in the 1950s by Max Heinrich, a German brewer. He ramped the indigenous home-brew to a commercial scale. In 1999, after passing through many hands, it was acquired by SABMiller and branded as [[Chibuku Shake Shake]]. | *'''1950-1959''': Zambia’s [[Chibuku Beer]] was developed in the 1950s by Max Heinrich, a German brewer. He ramped the indigenous home-brew to a commercial scale. In 1999, after passing through many hands, it was acquired by SABMiller and branded as [[Chibuku Shake Shake]]. | ||
*'''1953''' - Creation of the [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]], comprising [[Northern Rhodesia]], Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi). | |||
*'''1959 October''': [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) is formed as a successor to the [[Zambian African National Congress]] (ZANC), which had been banned earlier in the year. | *'''1959 October''': [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) is formed as a successor to the [[Zambian African National Congress]] (ZANC), which had been banned earlier in the year. | ||
*'''1960''' - [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) formed by [[Kenneth Kaunda]] to campaign for independence and dissolution of federation dominated by white-ruled Southern Rhodesia. | |||
*'''1960 May 17''' - The [[Kariba Dam]] is opened. | *'''1960 May 17''' - The [[Kariba Dam]] is opened. | ||
*'''1960 Aug 25''' - [[Lusaka]] gains city status. | *'''1960 Aug 25''' - [[Lusaka]] gains city status. | ||
==1961 - 1970== | |||
*'''1961 Sep 18''': Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the UN, was killed in a plane crash in [[Northern Rhodesia]] (now [[Zambia]]). He was flying to negotiate a cease-fire in the Congo. Hammarskjold was the son of a former Swedish prime minister. In 1953, he was elected to the top UN post and in 1957 was reelected. During his second term, he initiated and directed the United Nation's vigorous role in the Belgian Congo. Hammarskjold had sent Conor O’Brien (1919-2008), an Irish diplomat, to the Congo where a rebellion was openly being backed by Belgium and secretly by Britain and France. O’Brien ordered in UN troops, but the mission ended in disarray and the UN repudiated the mission. O’Brien recounted his version of the events in his book “To Katanga and Back" (1962). | *'''1961 Sep 18''': Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the UN, was killed in a plane crash in [[Northern Rhodesia]] (now [[Zambia]]). He was flying to negotiate a cease-fire in the Congo. Hammarskjold was the son of a former Swedish prime minister. In 1953, he was elected to the top UN post and in 1957 was reelected. During his second term, he initiated and directed the United Nation's vigorous role in the Belgian Congo. Hammarskjold had sent Conor O’Brien (1919-2008), an Irish diplomat, to the Congo where a rebellion was openly being backed by Belgium and secretly by Britain and France. O’Brien ordered in UN troops, but the mission ended in disarray and the UN repudiated the mission. O’Brien recounted his version of the events in his book “To Katanga and Back" (1962). | ||
*'''1963''': [[Northern Rhodesia]] (later [[Zambia]]) ended | *'''1963''': [[Northern Rhodesia]] (later [[Zambia]]) ended the [[Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland|Federation]] with Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland. | ||
*'''1964 Oct 24''' - [[Zambia]] gains independence from Britain. President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and his [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) ran the country until 1991. | *'''1964 Oct 24''' - [[Zambia]] gains independence from Britain. President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] and his [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP) ran the country until 1991. | ||
*'''1964 Dec 24''' - [[Kenneth Kaunda]]'s [[Chilenje House 394]] is achieved as a national monument. | *'''1964 Dec 24''' - [[Kenneth Kaunda]]'s [[Chilenje House 394]] is achieved as a national monument. | ||
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==1971 - 1980== | ==1971 - 1980== | ||
*'''1972''' - Zambia becomes a one-party state, with [[United Party for National Development|UNIP]] as the only legal party. | |||
*'''1972''' - [[Zamrock]] (Zambian rock) music genre is started. | *'''1972''' - [[Zamrock]] (Zambian rock) music genre is started. | ||
*'''1973 Jun 27''' - The new constitution dubbed the [[Choma Declaration]] is signed in [[Choma]]. | *'''1973 Jun 27''' - The new constitution dubbed the [[Choma Declaration]] is signed in [[Choma]]. | ||
*'''1973 Aug 25''' - Zambia adopted a constitution. | *'''1973 Aug 25''' - Zambia adopted a constitution. | ||
*'''1975''' - [[Tanzania-Zambia Railway]] (TAZARA) opened, providing a link between the Copperbelt to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, reducing Zambian dependence on Rhodesia and South Africa for its exports. | |||
*'''1975 May 27''': President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] names [[Elijah Mudenda]] as the Prime Minister after [[Mainza Chona]] resigned. | *'''1975 May 27''': President [[Kenneth Kaunda]] names [[Elijah Mudenda]] as the Prime Minister after [[Mainza Chona]] resigned. | ||
*'''1976 Jul''' - China completed the construction of a railway between Tanzania and [[Zambia]]. | *'''1976 Jul''' - China completed the construction of a railway between Tanzania and [[Zambia]]. | ||
