The
Zambian African National Congress was a political organisation dedicated to promoting the rights of black people in
ZambiaThe Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is...
. ZANC was formed in 1958, following a split from the
Northern Rhodesian African National CongressNorthern Rhodesian African National Congress was a political party in Zambia. Formed in 1948, as the Northern Rhodesian Congress, it was the first African political party in the country. NRC had its roots in the Federation of Welfare Societies....
. The president of ZANC was
Kenneth KaundaKenneth David Kaunda, affectionately known as KK served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991.-Early life:...
. In 1959 the party was banned. The following year, after his release from prison, Kaunda joined the
United National Independence PartyThe United National Independence Party is a political party in Zambia. It governed that country from 1964 to 1991 under the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda....
.
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The
Zambian African National Congress was a political organisation dedicated to promoting the rights of black people in
ZambiaThe Republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west. The capital city is...
. ZANC was formed in 1958, following a split from the
Northern Rhodesian African National CongressNorthern Rhodesian African National Congress was a political party in Zambia. Formed in 1948, as the Northern Rhodesian Congress, it was the first African political party in the country. NRC had its roots in the Federation of Welfare Societies....
. The president of ZANC was
Kenneth KaundaKenneth David Kaunda, affectionately known as KK served as the first President of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991.-Early life:...
. In 1959 the party was banned. The following year, after his release from prison, Kaunda joined the
United National Independence PartyThe United National Independence Party is a political party in Zambia. It governed that country from 1964 to 1991 under the presidency of Kenneth Kaunda....
.
See also
- History of Zambia
This article deals with the history of the country now called Zambia from prehistoric times to the present.- Early history :The original inhabitants of modern day Zambia, were goodmen , who were hunters and gatherers who lived a nomadic life, with stone age technology...