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* '''[[Fashion Sakala]]''' – The first Zambian to score in Scottish Premeriship
* '''[[Fashion Sakala]]''' – The first Zambian to score in Scottish Premeriship
* '''[[Francis Manda]]''' &ndash; [[Zambia]]'s first urologist<ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/dr-manda-put-rest/ Dr Manda put to rest], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 6 July 2015</ref>
* '''[[Francis Manda]]''' &ndash; [[Zambia]]'s first urologist<ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/dr-manda-put-rest/ Dr Manda put to rest], [[Zambia Daily Mail]], 6 July 2015</ref>
* '''[[Kingsley Chinkuli|General Kingsley Chinkuli]]''' – first indigenous Commander‑in‑Chief of the [[Zambia Army]] (appointed December 1970)
* '''[[Godfridah Sumaili]]''' &ndash; first minister of [[National Guidance and Religious Affairs]]
* '''[[Godfridah Sumaili]]''' &ndash; first minister of [[National Guidance and Religious Affairs]]
*'''[[Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika]]''' &ndash; first president of a political party in the country. Lewanika was president of the [[Northern Rhodesia Congress]] (NRC) established in 1948. Due to limitations that came with his royal duties in [[Barotseland]], he handed over leadership to [[Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula]].  
*'''[[Godwin Mbikusita Lewanika]]''' &ndash; first president of a political party in the country. Lewanika was president of the [[Northern Rhodesia Congress]] (NRC) established in 1948. Due to limitations that came with his royal duties in [[Barotseland]], he handed over leadership to [[Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula]].  
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* '''[[John Mwanakatwe]]''' &ndash; first Northern Rhodesian to obtain a university degree (1950), first African headmaster of [[Kasama Secondary School]] (1958). first Minister of Education (1964)
* '''[[John Mwanakatwe]]''' &ndash; first Northern Rhodesian to obtain a university degree (1950), first African headmaster of [[Kasama Secondary School]] (1958). first Minister of Education (1964)
* '''[[Justin Chimba]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Labour and Mines
* '''[[Justin Chimba]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Labour and Mines
* '''[[Kelvin Siwale]]''' &ndash; first president of the [[Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative Society of Zambia|Zambian Agriculture Show]] from 1982 to 1983.
* '''[[Kenneth Kaunda]]''' &ndash; first [[President of Zambia]], first Mkushi Member of Parliament
* '''[[Kay Sifuniso]]''' &ndash; first Zambian female journalist




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* '''[[Kapelwa Sikota]]''' – first registered nurse and first African Chief Nursing Officer in Zambia's [[Ministry of Health]]
* '''[[Kay Sifuniso]]''' &ndash; first Zambian female journalist
* '''[[Kelvin Siwale]]''' &ndash; first president of the [[Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative Society of Zambia|Zambian Agriculture Show]] from 1982 to 1983.
* '''[[Kenneth Kaunda]]''' &ndash; first [[President of Zambia]], first Mkushi Member of Parliament
* '''[[Lawrence Katilungu]]''' &ndash; first President of the [[African Mineworkers' Union]]
* '''[[Lawrence Katilungu]]''' &ndash; first President of the [[African Mineworkers' Union]]
* '''[[Lazarus Tembo]]''' &ndash; first visually challenged [[Member of Parliament]] and Minister of State under the [[Ministry of Labor and Social Services]]
* '''[[Lazarus Tembo]]''' &ndash; first visually challenged [[Member of Parliament]] and Minister of State under the [[Ministry of Labor and Social Services]]
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*'''[[Matiya Ngalande]]''' - first [[member of parliament]] for [[Kasempa]].  
*'''[[Matiya Ngalande]]''' - first [[member of parliament]] for [[Kasempa]].  
* '''[[Margaret Siamoya]]''' — first woman Territorial Commander of the Salvation Army Church in Zambia<ref>[http://lusakavoice.com/2014/08/01/salvation-army-appoints-first-zambian-woman-commander/ Salvation Army appoints first Zambian woman Commander], [[Lusaka Times]], 1 August 2014</ref>
* '''[[Margaret Siamoya]]''' — first woman Territorial Commander of the Salvation Army Church in Zambia<ref>[http://lusakavoice.com/2014/08/01/salvation-army-appoints-first-zambian-woman-commander/ Salvation Army appoints first Zambian woman Commander], [[Lusaka Times]], 1 August 2014</ref>
* '''[[Mumba Kapumpa]]''' &ndash; first chairperson of the [[National Arts Council of Zambia]] (NAC)
* '''[[Mumba Kapumpa]]''' &ndash; first Zambian resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Korea in September 2014 and first chairperson of the [[National Arts Council of Zambia]] (NAC)
* '''[[Munukayumbwa Sipalo]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Natural Resources
* '''[[Munukayumbwa Sipalo]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Natural Resources
* '''[[Muzala Samukonga]]''' &ndash; first Zambian athlete to medal at the Olympics in 28 years, winning bronze in the men's 400m at Paris 2024 Olympics.
* '''[[Muzala Samukonga]]''' &ndash; first Zambian athlete to medal at the Olympics in 28 years, winning bronze in the men's 400m at Paris 2024 Olympics.
* '''[[Nakatindi Wina]]'''&ndash; the first female member of [[National Assembly]]
* '''[[Nalumino Mundia]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Local Government
* '''[[Nalumino Mundia]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Local Government
* '''[[Nelly Mutti]]''' &ndash; first female [[Speaker of the National Assembly]]
* '''[[Nelly Mutti]]''' &ndash; first female [[Speaker of the National Assembly]]
* '''[[Norena Chiteba]]''' &ndash; first female president of [[Zambia Squash Association]]  
* '''[[Norena Chiteba]]''' &ndash; first female president of [[Zambia Squash Association]]  
* '''[[Reuben Kamanga]]''' &ndash; first [[Vice-President]] of Zambia, first Minister of Transport and Communications
* '''[[Reuben Kamanga]]''' &ndash; first [[Vice-President]] of Zambia, first Minister of Transport and Communications
* '''[[Samuel Matete]]''' &ndash; first Zambian/African Track and Field World Champion
*'''[[Safeli Chileshe]]''' &ndash; first African [[mayor of Lusaka]] from 1964 to 1965
* '''[[Samuel Matete]]''' &ndash; first Zambian Olympic medalist (bronze, 400 m hurdles, 1988)
* '''[[Sikota Wina]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Health
* '''[[Sikota Wina]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Health
* '''[[Simon Kapwepwe]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Home Affairs
* '''[[Simon Kapwepwe]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Home Affairs
* '''[[Solomon Kalulu]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Land and Works
* '''[[Solomon Kalulu]]''' &ndash; first Minister of Land and Works
* '''[[Wesley Pillsbury Nyirenda|Wesley Nyirenda]]''' &ndash; first Zambian Speaker of the [[National Assembly]]
*'''[[Stella Libongani]]''' &ndash; first female [[Inspector General of Police|Inspector-General of the Zambia Police Service]]
* '''[[Nakatindi Wina]]'''&ndash; the first female member of [[National Assembly]].
* '''[[Wesley Nyirenda]]''' &ndash; first Zambian Speaker of the [[National Assembly]], first indigenous President of the [[National Olympic Committee of Zambia]]
* '''[[Yichida Ndlovu]]''' first female civilian commercial pilot in Zambia
*'''[[Vera Tembo]]''' - first woman [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Kasenengwa]] Constituency for the [[MMD]] in 2006.<ref>“Vera Explains Her Contesting Kasenengwa Seat,” AllAfrica (The Post/Zambia), 17 April 2006, https://allafrica.com/stories/200604170447.html</ref>.
 
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*'''[[Livingstone]]''' &ndash; first capital city of Northern Rhodesia
*'''[[Livingstone]]''' &ndash; first capital city of Northern Rhodesia
*'''[[Lusaka Hotel]]''' &ndash; first hotel in [[Lusaka]]
*'''[[Lusaka Hotel]]''' &ndash; first hotel in [[Lusaka]]
*'''[[Munali Secondary School]]''' &ndash; first secondary school for black Zambians in 1947


==Events==
==Events==
* '''Zambia at the 1964 Olympics''' – only nation to enter under one name and exit under another (Northern Rhodesia → Zambia)


==Other topics==
==Other topics==

Latest revision as of 05:18, 20 August 2025

The list below contains names of Zambians who have been the first achievers in various fields. It also contains other related topic such as places and events.

People


Places

Events

  • Zambia at the 1964 Olympics – only nation to enter under one name and exit under another (Northern Rhodesia → Zambia)

Other topics


See also

References