Nampundwe Camp bombing

The Nampundwe camp was one of the largest Rhodesian (now Zimbabwe) black nationalist camps in Zambia with as many as 14,000 men, women and children living in it. The camp was located about 45km west of Lusaka.

1979 bombing

On 23 February 1979, Rhodesian planes bombed the camp in what the Rhodesian Government said was its continuing effort to prevent guerrillas from sabotaging elections scheduled for April 1979.

See also

• Chikumbi massacre