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...ne]], the Governor-General of Northern Rhodesia, to become a member of her country's Legislative Council. She consulted [[Kenneth Kaunda]] before accepting.<r ...woman a first for Zambia], 28 August 2000, iol.co.za, Retrieved 2 February 2016</ref>

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|country = [[Zambia]] ...The school was initially founded in the year 1934. The school was erected by students and was named after the father to the [[Kenneth Kaunda|first repub

...onal religious thought blends easily with Christian beliefs in many of the country's [[syncretism|syncretic]] churches. Other religions include the [[Bahá'í ...port.pdf|website=Central Statistical Office, Zambia|accessdate=11 February 2016}}</ref>

The Miss Tourism Zambia is organised by a professional and committed team and attracts a high profile audience whic The winner of Miss International Zambia represents her country at [[Miss International]]. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (d

...], for the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|January 2015 presidential by-election]]. In the election, he narrowly defeated opposition candidate [[Ha ...ater switched to the [[Patriotic Front (Zambia)|Patriotic Front]] (PF) led by party founder [[Michael Sata]].

...as 2006, Mwanawasa was seen as a potential candidate for president of the country,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zambianchronicle.com/?p=315|title=How The G Fact ...a also promised to clean up the city's chronic garbage and litter problems by creating a now garbage collection system, saying "Everywhere you look aroun

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...http://www.znbc.co.zm/?p=37642 Mutati is new MMD leader, [[ZNBC]], May 21, 2016]</ref> |country = Zambia

...ections Observation, Monitoring Rapid Response & Proactive Advocacy funded by the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA), . The aim of this ...ovide timely and relevant information on the election situation across the country through an ICT based communication platform. ZEIC is hosted at Panos Instit

...essor of education at the [[University of Zambia]]. She was later employed by UNICEF as a regional adviser for Africa. In 1991 she was elected to Parliam ...e was recognised as "Ambassador of the year" for her work on behalf of her country.<ref name=af/> She was still serving as ambassador in 2008.<ref name=af>[ht

...recent years due to the increase of private universities and colleges.The country now has the following universities [[University of Zambia]], [[Copperbelt U ..., going from grade 1 - 7 with students then expected to pass the exams set by the [[Examination Council of Zambia]] at the end of the grade 7 school year

...athletes have won two medals in two sports. Boxer [[Keith Mwila]] won the country's first Olympic medal, a bronze, in the light flyweight category at the [[1 ...al Olympic Committee]] of Zambia (NOCZ) was created in 1951 and recognised by the [[International Olympic Committee]] in 1963.

|subdivision_type = Country ...ccessdate=February 12, 2010}}</ref> Its border with [[Zimbabwe]] is formed by the [[Zambezi River]] and [[Victoria Falls]]. Although most people live in

| last_election1 = [[Zambian general election, 2016|11 August 2016]] The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 11 August 2016, has a total of 156 members. 150 members are directly elected in single-mem

...tinental and international levels. This peace we have enjoyed has not come by accident but through our collective responsibility as a people expressed in '''Country Men and women'''

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|11|05|1970|07|11}} '''Marsha Ireen Hlekiwe Moyo''' (11 July 1970 &ndash; 5 November 2016) was a [[Zambia]]n multi-award winning [[singer]], [[songwriter]], [[author

'''Robert Banda''' (best known by his stage name '''Roberto''') is a [[Zambia]]n award-winning R&B singer, so ...the music scene as a rapper, and later turned singer after being inspired by Usher’s hit song “My Way”; Roberto later encountered a career turning

...ght towns not connected to the national power transmission grid are served by diesel generators. The majority of the plants are owned and operated by [[ZESCO]], the national power utility.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2016|04|27|1927|10}} ...e [[Cha Cha Cha Uprising]] at the height of political campaigns to rid the country of British colonisation.

...as its own version of Wikipedia called chalochatu.org], [[MANIC]], 15 June 2016</ref><ref name=openzambia/><ref name= Chalo/> ...masks by Jason J Mulikita.jpg|thumb|left|100px|2004 African masks painting by Jason J Mulikita]]During the same time, he also trained personnel at [[Kali

| term_start = 19 March 2016 ...ed Zambia football boss|last=|website=supersport.com|access-date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

...rn 21 August 1964) is a [[Zambia]]n writer, film and documentary maker. In 2016 he made a documentary ''[[Nkumbula: Liberating a Nation (film)|Nkumbula: Li ...ko]] (riddles) sitting by a crackling fire in the night. He was fascinated by the fairy tales and became the toast of his school where he developed a rep

...ch were Africans chosen by an electoral college and one European appointed by the governor. Only three Africans qualified to vote. The [[Federal Party (R ...ive Council increase to twelve in 1954, with four African members selected by the Northern Rhodesian African Representative Council. The [[Northern Rhode

| election_name = Zambian general election, 2016 | country = Zambia

...der-17 football team''', nicknamed the Junior She-polopolo, represents the country in international under-17 matches. The team has participated in FIFA sancti ...onal team and an under-20 team. Women's football continues to be supported by the national federation who have budgeted money for the women's game and yo

|subdivision_type = Country ...istrict now has the reception of the three major cellular providers in the country - Airtel, Cell Z and MTN.

...e by Edgar Lungu''' since assuming office. Edgar Lungu has been criticised by various local media outlets for travelling extensively, during bad economic ...d as president.svg|thumb|centre|500px|Map showing International trips made by Lungu as President {{legend|#9999ff|1 Visit}}

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{{infobox country at games ...d|Jade Ashleigh Howard]]. Phiri, Mumba, Choombe and Munyonga had qualified by meeting the standards in their respective sports, while Choosha, Jordan and

| youthyears1 = 2014–2016 | years1 = 2016–2017

|country = [[Zambia]] The university was established by [[Act of Parliament No. 66 of 1965]]. The first intake of students took pla

...English aristocrat, Sir [[Stewart Gore-Browne]] who fell in love with the country after working on the Anglo-Belgian Boundary Commission determining the bord ...to admire the [[Bemba people|Bemba workers]] and so he travelled to their country looking for a site. Arriving at [[Lake Ishiba Ng'andu|Lake Shiwa Ngandu]] i

| country = Zambia | previous_election = 2016 Zambian general election

|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] ...Zambia and contributes 23.85% of the total agricultural production in the country, with wheat being the major crop.

...ovides a variety of technical assistance and other support that is managed by the Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, Millenn ...PEPFAR. Volunteers live primarily in rural villages in remote parts of the country without running water, electricity, or other amenities. Peace Corps Zambia

| term_end = 2016 ...time. He was named France Football African Footballer of the Year in 1988 by the magazine ''France Football'' and was nominated for the 1996 FIFA World

{{infobox country at games ...cess-date=8 October 2016}}</ref> Squash athlete [[Kelvin Ndhlovu]] was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chipepo|fir

...] and leader of a [[multi-party system]]. [[Executive power]] is exercised by the government, while [[legislative power]] is vested in both the [[governm ...esident and a unicameral National Assembly. National policy was formulated by the Central Committee of the [[United National Independence Party]] (UNIP),

...mbian clubs; [[Green Buffaloes FC]] and [[Ndola United FC]] as well as the country's national team from the late 1970s to the early 1980s. ...a" is adopted from his step father who raised him as he was not brought up by his biological father Kajiya.

...st 1975 in [[Ndola]]. He started doing music in 1995 after he was inspired by his late father who was a music producer.<ref name=lt>[https://www.lusakati ...in 1997 and joined the versatile [[B-Sharp Band]] with which he toured the country. With the B-Sharp, he was able to perform alongside the likes of [[Ackim Si

| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|2|15|1958|2|2|df=y}} | manageryears10 = 2012–2016

[[Image:Zambia Ind000.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A book published by the government upon independence.]] ...ning the government,<ref>There were only eight indigenous Graduates in the country at Independence</ref> and the economy was largely dependent on foreign expe

Political relations between the Soviet Union and Zambia were challenged by [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] presence in Zambia,<ref>{{cite book| ...mbassy]] in Lusaka was the largest in [[Southern Africa]], and was staffed by 129 officials, including "approximately 25 [[KGB]] and [[GRU]] officials wi

|country = Zambia ...List of countries by GDP (nominal)|105th]] (nominal) / [[List of countries by GDP (PPP)|120th]] (PPP)

| country = South Korea ...n 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. The tournament will be hosted by South Korea between 20 May and 11 June 2017.

...ols football and then joined Bancroft Blades, graduating to the first team by 1958 as a full-back or half-back. In the same season, he was chosen to repr ...ined Zambia in Malawi in a tournament staged by the hosts to celebrate the country's achievement of republic status in July 1966, which Zambia won after beati

...vern. Final construction and the addition of the Kariba North Power cavern by Mitchell Construction<ref>Indictment: Power & Politics in the Construction ...perbelt]]) and Zimbabwe and generates {{convert|6400|GWh}} per annum. Each country has its own power station on the north and south bank of the dam respective

| FIFA Rank = {{Nft rank|118|up|3|date=25 March 2016}} ...all team]], and Olympic qualifying team and a Homeless World Cup team. The country has participated in several qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women's Wor

...isher=[[Population Reference Bureau]]|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> (2016, 2nd) ...for about 16% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea alo