The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lusaka, Zambia.
20th century
1905 Railway begins operating. European settlement formed. 1913 - Village Management Board established. 1926 - "District administrative headquarters" relocated to Lusaka from Chilanga (approximate date). 1935 - Capital of British Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia relocated to Lusaka from Livingstone. 1937 - City of Lusaka Football Club formed. 1948 - Central African Post newspaper begins publication. 1950 - Population: 27,100. 1951 - Lusaka Playhouse built. 1952 - African Listener radio programme begins broadcasting. 1954 - F. Payne becomes mayor. 1956 - Lusaka African Marketeers' Cooperative Society organized. 1958 - Waddington Theatre Club founded. 1959 - 20th Century cinema opens (approximate date).
1960 Lusaka attains city status. African Mail newspaper begins publication. Palace cinema opens (approximate date). Luburma market established (approximate date). 1963 National Archives of Zambia headquartered in city. International School of Lusaka founded. Population: 87,495. 1964 City becomes capital of the newly independent Republic of Zambia. Independence Stadium (Zambia) opens. 1965 Rhodes Park School established. Green Buffaloes F.C. founded. 1966 - University of Zambia founded. 1967 Mtendele "squatter township" opens. Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries established in Lusaka. 1968 Zambia Daily Mail newspaper in publication. Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, US. 1969 - Zambian News Agency headquartered in city. 1970 "Greater Lusaka created." September: International 3rd Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in city. 1971 - Chikwakwa Theatre established at the University of Zambia. 1972 Chunga market built. Population: 448,000 urban agglomeration. 1976 Housing Project Unit established. United Nations Institute for Namibia inaugurated. Libala, Kaunda Square, and Longacres markets established (approximate date). 1978 - Racial unrest. 1979 August: City hosts Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1979. Zambia Consumer Buying Corporation opens.
1980 - Population: 498,837 city; 535,830 urban agglomeration. 1985 Zanaco Football Club formed. Non-governmental Organisations' Co-ordinating Committee established. 1990 - Population: 982,362 city. 1991 - Weekly Post newspaper begins publication (approximate date). 1994 31 October: Lusaka Protocol initiated. Lusaka Stock Exchange opens. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa headquartered in Lusaka. 1996 - Lusaka National Museum opens. 1997 Umar Al Farook mosque opens. Sustainable Lusaka Project launched. 1999 - University of Lusaka founded. 2000 - Population: 1,057,212.
21st century
2001 - Munali Girls High School established. 2001 - Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) established. ICOZ was Founded by Rev David Musonda Masupa with the help of the 2nd Republican President Fredrick Chiluba. 2006 - October: Post-election unrest. 2010 Daniel Chisenga becomes mayor. Population: 1,747,152. 2012 - February: Celebration of Zambia's winning 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. 2017 - March: Stampede occurs.
References
Bibliography
Published in 20th century
Published in 21st century
External links
(Bibliography of open access articles) (Images, etc.) (Images, etc.) (Bibliography) (Bibliography) (Bibliography)