Zambia Definition–noun | a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 9,349,975; 288,130 sq. mi. (746,256 sq. km). Capital: Lusaka. |
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landlocked country in south-central Africa. Zambia has a long land border on the west with Angola but is divided from its neighbours to the south by the Zambezi River. To the southwest is the thin ...
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On March 7, 2000, Kenneth Kaunda, a former president of Zambia, announced that he would step down as leader of the United National Independence Party and retire from politics immediately. At a ...
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The results of the presidential and legislative elections in late December 2001 had been so close that the defeated parties took to the streets in early January 2002 to protest the outcome. Levy ...
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In January 2007 Pres. Levy Mwanawasa launched Zambia's Fifth National Development Plan, which focused on good governance; improving health, education, and the infrastructure; and encouraging foreign ...
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A landlocked republic and member of the Commonwealth, Zambia is in eastern Africa. Area: 752,614 sq km (290,586 sq mi). Pop. (1994 est.): 9,132,000. Cap.: Lusaka. Monetary unit: kwacha, with (Oct. 7, ...
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Defying his critics, among whom former president Kenneth Kaunda was prominent, Zambian Pres. Levy Mwanawasa refused in 2006 to consider a new draft constitution that would require a successful ...
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A landlocked republic and member of the Commonwealth, Zambia is in eastern Africa. Area: 752,614 sq km (290,586 sq mi). Pop. (1995 est.): 9,456,000. Cap.: Lusaka. Monetary unit: kwacha, with (Oct. 6, ...
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Pres. Levy Mwanawasa began 2005 with a frank admission that he had been unable to reduce poverty in Zambia. A high proportion of the population lived below the poverty level, and after two years of ...
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The budget, which was presented in February 2004, provoked widespread but peaceful protest in Zambia; the government, under pressure from the IMF to cut spending, proposed to freeze public-service ...
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