Zambia gained its independence in 1964, under the leadership of first President Kenneth Kaunda. The nation is considered a stable country with successful democratic elections held every five years.

When he returned to Zambia, Kaunda practised the African ... positioning him as president when his country ultimately got independence in 1964. Kaunda belonged to the epoch of other African ...

Hastings Banda and Kenneth Kaunda, among others ... and Northern Rhodesia (to become Zambia) respectively. The path to independence in the Southern African states proved more problematic.