Chona Commission
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"
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Kenneth David Kuanda Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Kenneth David Kuanda through 49 dated historical records for Zambia.
Kenneth David Kuanda, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
49Distinct records
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1972–1990Years on this page
1972
Constitution of Zambia
Kaunda 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."
Constitution of Zambia
Kenneth David Kaunda 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."
Constitution of Zambia
Zambia becomes a one-party state, probably because Kaunda is worried by Simon Kapwepwes decision to leave UNIP and found a rival party, the United Progressive Party, which Kaunda immediately bans.
Political Parties
Zambia becomes a one-party state, probably because Kuanda is worried by Simon Kapwepwes decision to leave UNIP and found a rival party, the United Progressive Party, which Kaunda immediately bans
1982
Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines
The giant Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Ltd (ZCCM) is created
1987
Economy of Zambia
Kaunda breaks with the International Monetary Fund in May 1987 and introduces a New Economic Recovery Programme in 1988
1988
New Economic Recovery Programme
Kaunda breaks with the International Monetary Fund in May 1987 and introduces a New Economic Recovery Programme in 1988
1990
Economy of Zambia
With the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Kaunda is forced to make a major policy shift, he announces the intention to partially privatize the parastatals
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.