ANCOctober 1959
While Kaunda is in prison, Mainza Chona and other nationalists break away from the ANC and, in October 1959, Chona becomes the first President of the United National Independence Party (UNIP), the successor to ZANC
Historical person
Mainza Chona Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Mainza Chona, based on 4 World History Database records associated with Zambia.
4 records1959–19724 events0 places
Chronological biography
1959
President of ZambiaOctober 1959
While Kaunda is in prison, Mainza Chona and other nationalists break away from the ANC and, in October 1959, Chona becomes the first President of the United National Independence Party (UNIP), the successor to ZANC
United National Independence PartyOctober 1959
While Kaunda is in prison, Mainza Chona and other nationalists break away from the ANC and, in October 1959, Chona becomes the first President of the United National Independence Party (UNIP), the successor to ZANC
1972
Constitution of Zambia1972
Kuanda appoints the Chona Commission, was set up under the chairmanship of Mainza Chona to make recommendations for the constitution of a "one-party participatory democracy"
Titles and roles
President of UNIP
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.