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Events relating to zambia
Rhodes wins the right to adminster the region from the Zambezi up to Lake Tanganyika, forming present-day Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda becomes president of the independent republic of Zambia, previously Northern Rhodesia
Milton Obote, toppled in a bloodless Uganda coup, escapes to Zambia
Multiparty elections in Zambia result in a massive defeat for the long-serving president, Kenneth Kaunda