6,068,770 |
-13 |
32.389999 |
Zambia |
|
Minor by-election related violence. A policeman and a presiding officer are beaten up when they try to break up scuffles between rival supporters. Elsewhere, four people are stabbed and a ruling party official is pelted with bricks. |
6,068,777 |
-17.85 |
25.866699 |
Zambia |
|
Race riots erupt when black Zambians come to believe that Zambians of Asian descent are trading in human organs after a series of ritualistic murderers. |
6,068,784 |
-13.1519 |
27.852501 |
Zambia |
|
Hundreds of soldiers riot, seeking revenge for a comrade's death. They kill two people, slaughter livestock and burn 2000 huts. |
6,068,789 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Election workers boycott work in protest of poor daily allowances. |
6,068,795 |
-13.4951 |
27.9534 |
Zambia |
|
Civil servants march, demanding a pay increase on 2/23. Police use tear gas. On 2/27, over 120,000 civil servants strike over govt. refusal to pay them a salary increase. |
6,068,802 |
-14.0844 |
32.061199 |
Zambia |
|
Clashes over by-election. Several people seriously wounded. Police fire tear gas. |
6,068,809 |
-13.4951 |
27.9534 |
Zambia |
|
Over 2000 railway workers strike demanding increased pay. |
6,068,816 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
A shadowy group claims responsibility for a blast at the presidential palace. Occurs in the context of general unease over new constitutional amendments. |
6,068,822 |
-12.9683 |
28.633699 |
Zambia |
|
A bomb explodes ouside the offices of the Times of Zambia a week after unknown parties threatened the lives of the workers there. Occurs in the context of general unease over new constitutional amendments. |
6,068,828 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
A bomb explodes at Lusaka airport, killing one police officer. The group Black Mamba takes credit. Occurs in the context of a controversial proposal for new constitutional amendments. The blast sparks unrest at the University of Zambia. |
6,068,834 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
About 200 doctors strike for better wages. |
6,068,837 |
-12.8038 |
28.2131 |
Zambia |
|
About 200 doctors strike for better wages. |
6,068,840 |
-12.9683 |
28.633699 |
Zambia |
|
About 200 doctors strike for better wages. |
6,068,845 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Hundreds of students riot, stoning cars as they pass by campus, injuring a British Airways crew. Riot is presumably over upcoming elections. Police use tear gas. |
6,068,850 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Hundreds of stone throwing students battle police after govt. fails to pay subsidies. Student boycotts also occur. |
6,068,855 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Unauthorized vendors stage a demonstration, followed by a violent riot against police who are trying to shut them down. Police use tear gas and live ammunition to repress. |
6,068,861 |
-14.4333 |
28.450001 |
Zambia |
|
Police crackdown on rally by opposition parties. Several are wounded, including former president Kenneth Kaunda. |
6,068,868 |
-13.4951 |
27.9534 |
Zambia |
|
Sporadic demonstations around Zambia occur in reaction to alleged assassination attempt of former president. |
6,068,873 |
-13.4951 |
27.9534 |
Zambia |
|
Civil servants strike over pay demands. |
6,068,881 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
A coup is attempted by mutinous soldiers. The attempt is crushed. One rebel is killed. |
6,068,886 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
About 200 supporters of Kenneth Kaunda stage peaceful protest outside courthouse as Kaunda appears at a hearing within. |
6,068,892 |
-13.4951 |
27.9534 |
Zambia |
|
Government employees stage one day work stoppage over a wage freeze. |
6,068,897 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
University workers strike for better conditions. |
6,068,903 |
-13.1333 |
28.4 |
Zambia |
|
Miners strike demanding better housing allowances. Strikers escalate to rioting, and the police repress with live ammunition and tear gas, killing 2. |
6,068,911 |
-13.4333 |
22.0333 |
Zambia |
|
Angolan raiders loot a shop in Zambia, resulting in one death. |
6,068,917 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Five bombs explode around the capital, killing 1 at the Angolan embassy. 17 more unexploded bombs are eventually found. |
6,068,923 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Students march, accusing the govt. of having a hidden agenda with Angolan rebels. |
6,068,928 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Lecturers strike over conditions of service. On 5/19, students protest over delay in exams caused by a university strike. Police break up with arrests. |
6,068,933 |
-13.4951 |
27.9534 |
Zambia |
|
300 junior doctors strike over pay. |
6,068,938 |
-13.4951 |
27.9534 |
Zambia |
|
42 senior doctors strike over pay and over the dismissal of 300 striking junior doctors. |
6,068,944 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Women activists protest against police failure to arrest a serial killer. Police arrest scores of people. |
6,068,949 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
400 lecturers and researchers strike against non-payment of salaries. |
6,068,955 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Police arrest over 300 protesters for illegally demonstrating against the president, who is seeking a third term. |
6,068,961 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
50 sacked junior doctors stage an anti-govt. march, but are detained and arrested. |
6,068,966 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Students riot over tuition increases. Police break up the riot. |
6,068,971 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Students protest over tuition increases escalates to violent riot. Police violently beat students and arrest many. |
6,068,976 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Soccer fans riot after Zambia loses to Rwanda. Police use tear gas. |
6,068,981 |
-8.8540001 |
29.790001 |
Zambia |
|
More than 500 DRC soldiers who fled into Zambia stage hunger strike over a delay in their repatriation. |
6,068,987 |
-8.4782801 |
29.665001 |
Zambia |
|
Congolese rebels cross the border into Zambia and abduct two women. |
6,068,993 |
-16.2813 |
27.4858 |
Zambia |
|
Youths assault two cabinet members in a dispute over whether the president can run for a third term. |
6,068,998 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Protest against calls for the president to serve a third term. |
6,069,004 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
MMD supporters besiege the house of Zambia's first lady, protesting against her husband's bid for a third term. |
6,069,011 |
-9.7700005 |
28.879999 |
Zambia |
|
Food riot by hundreds of refugees who clash with police. Police repress, 1 person is killed. |
6,069,017 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Massive series of protests organized by opposition parties and students opposing the president's quest for a third term. Students boycott classes. Police use tear gas and a riot ensues on May 5. |
6,069,026 |
-14.4333 |
28.450001 |
Zambia |
|
Supporters of the president beat up several govt. ministers who oppose the president's bid for a third term. |
6,069,033 |
-13.4951 |
27.9534 |
Zambia |
|
80,000 civil servants strike over pay demands. |
6,069,038 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Nurses strike demanding better pay at the University Teaching Hospital. |
6,069,043 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Several violent clashes occur between rival party supporters around the time of a by-election. |
6,069,049 |
-15.4082 |
28.287201 |
Zambia |
|
Bus and taxi drivers strike to protest police harassment. |
6,069,055 |
-10.463 |
31.124001 |
Zambia |
|
66 illegal immigrants stage hunger strike demanding repatriation to their countries of origin. |