ANC
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 biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Mainza Chona Biography and Timeline
Follow Mainza Chona through 4 dated historical records for Zambia.
Mainza Chona, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
4Distinct records
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1959–1972Years on this page
1959
President of Zambia
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 Party
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 Zambia
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"
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.