what was zambia called before independece?

Answer 1

It was Northern Rhodesia for many years and then just before independence in 1953, both Northern and Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia and Zimbabwe respectively) were joined with Nyasaland (now Malawi) to form the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

Answer 2

The short answer is..... Northern Rhodesia



Zambia was formerly known as North Rhodesia and was a state within The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, along with Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi).

In 1963 the federation was disolved, and Northern Rhodesia became the Rebublic of Zambia in 1964.

Zambia came to be known as such from the Zambezi River.

Answer 3

Formerly Northern Rhodesia, the country was named after the Zambezi river when it became independent on 24 October 1964. At that time, Kenneth Kaunda became the country's first president. Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in southern Africa. It borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania on the north-east, Malawi on the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia to the south, and Angola on the west.

Answer 4

Northern Rhodesia

Answer 5

Northern Rhodesia

Answer 6

It was part of a colonial state, under the British government known as Rhodesian & Nyasaland Federation within that federation Zambia was known as.(North, Rhodesia)

Answer 7

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