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The history of Zambia experienced many stages from colonisation to independence from Britain on 24 October 1964. Northern Rhodesia became a British sphere of influence in the present-day region of Zambia in 1888, and was officially proclaimed a British protectorate in 1924.
The Zambia Independence Act 1964 (c. 65) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which granted independence to Zambia (formerly the protectorate of Northern Rhodesia) with effect from 24 October 1964. It also provided for the continuation of a right of appeal from Zambia to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
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]
On 24 October 1964, the protectorate gained independence with the new name of Zambia, derived from the Zambezi river which flows through the country. After independence the country moved towards a system of one party rule with Kenneth Kaunda as president. Kaunda dominated Zambian politics until multiparty elections were held in 1991.
On 24 October 1964, Northern Rhodesia gained independence as the Republic of Zambia. [69] Under the independence constitution, those who ceased to be British and became Zambian automatically on independence day were persons who had previously been BPPs and had been born in Northern Rhodesia, persons who had been born abroad but whose father ...
The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...
Gained independence as the Dominion of Ceylon. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972 upon being declared a republic. Sudan: 1 January: 1956 South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011. Tanganyika: 9 December: 1961: Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961. It joined with Zanzibar on 25 April 1964 to form Tanzania. The Bahamas: 10 July ...
Various states have never declared independence throughout their formations and hence are not included in the main list on this page, including states that were formed by the unification of multiple independent states, such as the United Kingdom, United States, and Tanzania, including states that did declare independence, but whose most recent ...