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22 January 1964

Kenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)

Kenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)

Updated
30 Sep 2019
Kenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)

Later in 1964, on 24 October, Zambia gained its full independence from Britain and Kaunda then became the first President of Zambia.

How we know this

  1. 01BBC, President Kaunda takes power in Zambia, from Brithish Broadcasting, [online], Available at news.bbc.co.uk [Accessed: 14 January 2010]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

Cite this entry

South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Kenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia). South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012006

South African History Online (2011) 'Kenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012006 (Accessed: 13 October 2026).

South African History Online, Kenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012006, (accessed 13 October 2026).

"Kenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012006. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "Kenneth Kaunda becomes the Prime Minister of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0012006.

Also on 22 January

  1. 1837Piet Retief’s Great Trek manifesto is completed
  2. 1874Josephine Wood, founder of the South African Library for the Blind, is born in Grahamstown
  3. 1936Jan Volschenk, a well-known South African painter, dies
  4. 1981Percy Qoboza, editor of the Post, states that it is difficult to see how a credible newspaper for Blacks can be created in South Africa
  5. 1984The UDF launches the Million Signatures Campaign and by October collect just under 400 000 signatures.
  6. 1992Two South Africans are awarded the Unesco Peace Prize
  7. 1999Former Vaal policeman Gerhardus Peens admits his role in the Boipatong Massacre
  8. 2001South African History Online goes live

Further reading

Kenneth Kaunda Biography

Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda was the first president of Zambia. He was born on 28 April 1924 at Lubwa Mission in Chinsali.
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