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From the late 19th century
until independence in 1964, landlocked Zambia was a British colony
called Northern Rhodesia, after the British colonial promoter and
businessman, Cecil Rhodes.
In 1953, the British
territories of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), Northern Rhodesia
(Zambia) and Nyasaland (Malawi), formed part of a British colonial
constructed union called the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
As African nationalism
grew in the region the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved
in 1963 and on the 24th of October 1964, Northern Rhodesia gained its
independence. It was renamed the Republic of Zambia and adopted the
basic design of the current national flag.
The current Zambian
national flag dates from 1996, but contains the same elements as the
one adopted at independence. The last modification included slight
alterations to the eagle. |
