These were merged in 1911 to form Northern Rhodesia.
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is headquartered in Lusaka. ==Name== The territory of what is now Zambia was known as Northern Rhodesia from 1911 to 1964, October.
For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company. On 24 October 1964, Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom and prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president.
Kaunda's socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from 1964 until 1991.
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) is headquartered in Lusaka. ==Name== The territory of what is now Zambia was known as Northern Rhodesia from 1911 to 1964, October.
It was renamed Zambia at independence in 1964, October. The new name of Zambia was derived from the Zambezi River (Zambezi may mean "grand river"). ==History== ===Prehistoric era=== Archaeological excavation work on the Zambezi Valley and Kalambo Falls show a succession of human cultures.
From 1972 to 1991 Zambia was a one-party state with the UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto "One Zambia, One Nation".
Kaunda's socialist United National Independence Party (UNIP) maintained power from 1964 until 1991.
From 1972 to 1991 Zambia was a one-party state with the UNIP as the sole legal political party under the motto "One Zambia, One Nation".
Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba of the social-democratic Movement for Multi-Party Democracy in 1991, beginning a period of social-economic growth and government decentralisation.
In 2010, the World Bank named Zambia one of the world's fastest economically reformed countries.
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