1964: Zambia

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On October 24, the Republic of Zambia, formerly the British protectorate of Northern Rhodesia in south central Africa, became Africa's 36th independent nation. Independence, a religious sect revolt, conflict over mineral rights, and concern over neighboring white-dominated Rhodesia's unilateral... ...