Inauguration
Inaugurated Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Kenneth Kaunda Biography and Timeline
Follow Kenneth Kaunda through 7 dated historical records for Zambia.
Kenneth Kaunda, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
7Distinct records
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1964–1997Years on this page
1964
Independence of Zambia
Becomes an independent republic within the Commonealth under the name of Zambia
1973
Constitution of Zambia
Zambia becomes a 1 party state until 1990 under the United National Independence Party
1980
Commonwealth
Hosts the 1st Commonwealth Conference to be held in Africa
Conference of Commonwealth
Hosts the 1st Commonwealth Conference to be held in Africa
1997
Coup
Police seize Kenneth Kaunda in a crackdown on opposition leaders believed to be involved in attempted coup in the autumn
Nationalization
Police seize Kenneth Kaunda in a crackdown on opposition leaders believed to be involved in attempted coup in the autumn
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.