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Many of the historical events in these three regions happened simultaneously. Thus, Zambia's history, like many African nation's histories, cannot be presented perfectly chronologically. The early history of the peoples of modern Zambia is deduced from oral records, archaeology, and written records mostly from non-Africans. [5]
Zambia is officially a "Christian nation" under the 1996 constitution, but recognizes and protects freedom of religion. [100] Zambia is the only African nation to designate Christianity as a state religion. [101] The Zambia Statistics Agency estimates that 95.5% of Zambians are Christian, with 75.3% Protestant and 20.2% Roman Catholic. [102]
The location of Zambia An enlargeable map of the Republic of Zambia. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Zambia: Zambia – landlocked sovereign country located in Southern Africa. [1] Zambia has been inhabited for thousands of years by hunter-gatherers and migrating tribes.
Big Tree, Kabwe: a fig tree with a 50 m wide canopy on the east side of Broadway, which served as a meeting place on many occasions during the early years of the township's history. Visible on Google Earth at 14°26'37.8 S 28°26'32.9E. The Big Tree National Monument cape fig tree is a prominent feature in downtown Kabwe, Zambia.
History of Zambia by topic (4 C, 2 P) * Zambia history-related lists (3 P) A. Archaeology of Zambia (1 C, 1 P) D. Defunct organisations based in Zambia (2 ...
Nchelenge District is a district of Zambia, located in the Luapula Province. The capital lies at Nchelenge . As of the 2022 Zambian Census, the district had a population of 233,696 people.
He was a doctoral student of Jan Vansina at University of Wisconsin–Madison, researching the history of the Bemba people in Zambia. His doctoral field research, originally conducted in 1964–1965, ultimately resulted in the 1973 monograph A history of the Bemba. From 1968 to 1971 he was a research fellow at the University of Zambia. [2]
Bemba history is more aligned with that of East African tribes than the other tribes of Zambia. The reported Bemba arrival from Kola was misinterpreted by the Europeans to mean Angola . Oral Bemba folklore says that the Bemba originated from Mumbi Mukasa, a long-eared woman who fell from heaven.