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Zambia was part of the British Empire, when it was known as Northern Rhodesia, until its independence from the United Kingdom in 1964. [1] Both countries are part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Prior to the 20th century, the leader of the British government held the title of First Lord of the Treasury, and not that of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Therefore, the list below refers to the "Head of Government" and not the "Prime Minister". Even so, the leader of a government was often colloquially referred to as the "prime ...
Before Zambia gained independence the Northern Rhodesia Government Gazette was the government gazette of Northern Rhodesia. [2] The Gazette was published by the British South Africa Company from 1911 [3] until it was taken over by the Colonial Office in 1924 when they assumed responsibility for Northern Rhodesia. [4]
The Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice. [1] There are currently 24 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments, and 422 agencies and other public bodies, for a total of 465 departments. [2]
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These were merged in 1911 to form Northern Rhodesia. For most of the colonial period, Zambia was governed by an administration appointed from London with the advice of the British South Africa Company. [9] On 24 October 1964, Zambia became independent of the United Kingdom and prime minister Kenneth Kaunda became the inaugural president.
At independence, despite its considerable mineral wealth, Zambia faced major challenges. Domestically, there were few trained and educated Zambians capable of running the government, and the economy was largely dependent on foreign expertise. This expertise was provided in part by John Willson CMG. There were over 70,000 Europeans resident in ...
Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic; Capital of Zambia: Lusaka; Elections in Zambia. Zambian parliamentary election, 1991; Zambian presidential election, 1991; Zambian presidential election, 2001; Zambian parliamentary election, 2006; Zambian presidential election, 2006; Zambian general election, 2006; Political ...