HISTORIC TIMELINE

13th centuryBantu Expansion

The region saw the Bantu expansion influencing its original Khoisan inhabitants.

1890British Colonization

Britain colonized the region, forming British protectorates towards the end of the nineteenth century.

1911Formation of Northern Rhodesia

Barotziland–North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia were merged to create Northern Rhodesia.

1964Independence from the UK

Zambia became independent as a republic in the Commonwealth with Kenneth Kaunda as its first president.

1972Establishment of One-Party State

Zambia became a one-party state with the UNIP as the sole legal political party.

1991Transition to Multi-Party Democracy

Kenneth Kaunda was succeeded by Frederick Chiluba, marking the start of multi-party democracy in Zambia.