Zambia · Government / Government of Zambia. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
UNIP won the General Election under the new Constitution beating the ANC under Nkumbula, Kaunda is appointed Prime Minister. UNIP win the General Election under the new Constitution beating the ANC under Nkumbula, Kaunda is appointed Prime Minister
Kaunda bans all parties except UNIP, following violence during the 1968 elections
Zambia had acquired majority holding in the Zambian operations of the two major foreign mining corporations, the Anglo American Corporation and the Rhodesia Selection Trust (RST). Kaunda announces the creation of a new parastatal body, the Mining Development Corporation (MINDECO)
Elected President of Zambia
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