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| d. Zambia |
| 1964 |
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| Zambia became independent under the leadership of Kenneth Kaunda of the United National Independence Party (UNIP). | 1 |
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| 1964–90 |
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| Zambia suffered from continual economic and political crisis as a result of the poor price performance of copper, its main resource. Zambia was a one-party state, but debate occurred within the party, and the unions were a separate center of political power. | 2 |
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| 1966–80 |
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| Zambia supported liberation movements in Zimbabwe and Mozambique and consequently suffered from sanctions and military attacks. | 3 |
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| 1973, July |
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| A one-party state was declared in Zambia under Kenneth Kaunda's UNIP, after the radical United Progressive Party (UPP) opposition was banned and its leaders were detained, in 1972. | 4 |
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| 1980 |
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| Zambia joined the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC), designed to reduce dependence on South Africa. | 5 |
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| 1980–90 |
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| Zambia continued to support the liberation movements in Namibia and South Africa. South African raids created a suspicious attitude toward foreigners. | 6 |
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| 1983 |
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| Kaunda was reelected, ensuring his dominance within UNIP. | 7 |
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| 1987, Dec |
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| Violent riots broke out in the Copperbelt in the midst of economic crisis. Kaunda blamed outside agitators and arrested three foreigners as South African agents. | 8 |
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| 1991, Oct. 31 |
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| Multiparty elections resulted in an overwhelming victory for union leader Frederick Chiluba of the opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy; Pres. Kenneth Kaunda and UNIP were ousted. | 9 |
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| 1999, Sept. 12–16 |
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| The Eleventh International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases was held in Lusaka, Zambia's capital. At the conference, $3 billion was pledged by the World Bank to further AIDS research and treatment developments. | 10 |
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| 1999, Feb |
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| Angola accused Zambia of helping the UNITA rebels fight the Angolan government in its civil war. Bombings in Lusaka on Feb. 28 were suspected of being a retaliatory strike by Angola. | 11 |
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| March 31 |
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| Kenneth Kaunda was stripped of his Zambian citizenship by the country's highest court. In a legal struggle between Zambian political leaders to disqualify each other from running in elections, the court found that Kaunda could not be a citizen because although he was born in Zambia, his parents were Malawian missionaries. Though never having been convicted of any charges, Kaunda had been accused on Jan. 10, 1998, of plotting to overthrow Pres. Frederick T.J. Chiluba. | 12 |
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