The independence of Zambia

Witness History

BBC

History, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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In 1964, Zambia became a republic. It was the ninth African state to leave British colonial rule. Simon Kapwepwe was one of the leaders in the fight for independence, along with his childhood friend Kenneth Kaunda, who became President in 1964. Simon’s daughter, Mulenga Kapwepwe, speaks to Laura Jones about her father’s role in naming the country and her memories of that time. (Photo: Sign welcoming people to Zambia in 1965. Credit: Lambert/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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0:28.0	Listen to all episodes on BBC Sales. You're listening to the Witness History Podcast from the BBC World Service with me Laura Jones.
0:41.0	Today I'm going to tell you about the moment Sambia in Africa became independent.
0:45.9	We're going to hear the story of how the country got its name and about the emotional night
0:50.3	when the Republic became a reality.
0:53.0	This is indeed a time to rejoice in the whole of Zambia and in the whole of Africa and all over the world
1:02.0	because another new baby has been added to the family.
1:07.0	That's just a taste of the celebrations which went on through the night of October the 23rd,
1:12.0	1964. Independence would come at midnight on the 24th.
1:16.7	President Kenneth Cowunder was about to take full charge of Zambia.
1:21.0	He and his childhood friend Simon Capuepue had been leaders of the fight to break away from Britain.
1:27.0	Their joint efforts began in earnest in the 1950s. Here's Malenga Capepwe, Simon's daughter.
1:34.0	Discussing what would the country be called and what about the National Anthem and what
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