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An archive of historical anniversaries that appeared on the Main Page 2025 day arrangement

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• 1916 — Robinson Nabulyato, future Speaker of the National Assembly, is born in Mongu.
• 2006 — Levy Mwanawasa is declared winner of the presidential election; riots break out in Lusaka.
• 2011 ― President Michael Sata appointed Rosewin Wandi as Director General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
• 2019 —The National Assembly discussed upgrading Kenneth Kaunda International Airport and constructing Copperbelt International Airport.

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• September 30
• October 1
• October 2

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• October 1
• October 2
• October 3

• 1978 ― Rhodesian forces launched Operation Gatling, an illegal raid into Zambia targeting Zimbabwean dissident camps near Lusaka.

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• October 18
• October 19
• October 20

• 1964 — Zambia inherited its Independence Constitution, becoming a sovereign republic and officially gaining independence from British colonial rule.

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• October 19
• October 20
• October 21

• 1964 — The Republic of Zambia was formed from Northern Rhodesia and became an independent nation with Kenneth Kaunda as the first president.

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• October 22
• October 23
• October 24

Zambia's Independence Day

• 1997 ― Captain Solo of the Zambia Army, announces on National Television and radio that a coup had taken place and President, Frederick Chiluba, needed to step down.
• 2014 — The 5th President of Zambia Michael Sata died King Edward VII's Hospital in London where he went for a medical check-up.

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• October 27
• October 28
• October 29

• 2024 ― The National Archives launched the 'Zambia Unveiled: 60 Years of a Nation' exhibition, celebrating six decades of Zambia’s independence, heritage, and progress.

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• October 28
• October 29
• October 30

• 1991 ― The first multi-party elections since 1968 and only the second since independence in 1964. Frederick Chiluba of the MMD won the presidency, ending Kenneth Kaunda's 27-year rule.

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• October 30
• October 31
• November 1

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