# Timeline of Lusaka

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Lusaka, Zambia.

## 20th century

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History of Zambia :
| Early history | pre-1888 |
| Northern Rhodesia (Colonial era) | 1888–1964 |
| Federation | 1953–1963 |
| Independence | 1964–present |
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* 1905
** Railway begins operating.
** European settlement formed.
* 1913 - Village Management Board established.
* 1926 - "District administrative headquarters" relocated to Lusaka from Chilanga (approximate date).
* 1935 - Capital of British Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia relocated to Lusaka from Livingstone.
* 1937 - City of Lusaka Football Club formed.
* 1948 - Central African Post newspaper begins publication.
* 1950 - Population: 27,100.
* 1951 - Lusaka Playhouse built.
* 1952 - African Listener radio programme begins broadcasting.
* 1954 - F. Payne becomes mayor.
* 1956 - Lusaka African Marketeers' Cooperative Society organized.
* 1958 - Waddington Theatre Club founded.
* 1959 - 20th Century cinema opens (approximate date).
* 1960
** Lusaka attains city status.
** African Mail newspaper begins publication.
** Palace cinema opens (approximate date).
** Luburma market established (approximate date).
* 1963
** National Archives of Zambia headquartered in city.
** International School of Lusaka founded.
** Population: 87,495.
* 1964
** City becomes capital of the newly independent Republic of Zambia.
** Independence Stadium (Zambia) opens.
* 1965
** Rhodes Park School established.
** Green Buffaloes F.C. founded.
* 1966 - University of Zambia founded.
* 1967
** Mtendele "squatter township" opens.
** Intergovernmental Council of Copper Exporting Countries established in Lusaka.
* 1968
** Zambia Daily Mail newspaper in publication.
** Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, US.
* 1969 - Zambian News Agency headquartered in city.
* 1970
** "Greater Lusaka created."
** September: International 3rd Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement held in city.
* 1971 - Chikwakwa Theatre established at the University of Zambia.
* 1972
** Chunga market built.
** Population: 448,000 urban agglomeration.
* 1976
** Housing Project Unit established.
** United Nations Institute for Namibia inaugurated.
** Libala, Kaunda Square, and Longacres markets established (approximate date).
* 1978 - Racial unrest.
* 1979
** August: City hosts Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1979.
** Zambia Consumer Buying Corporation opens.
* 1980 - Population: 498,837 city; 535,830 urban agglomeration.
* 1985
** Zanaco Football Club formed.
** Non-governmental Organisations' Co-ordinating Committee established.
* 1990 - Population: 982,362 city.
* 1991 - Weekly Post newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
* 1994
** 31 October: Lusaka Protocol initiated.
** Lusaka Stock Exchange opens.
** Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa headquartered in Lusaka.
* 1996 - Lusaka National Museum opens.
* 1997
** Umar Al Farook mosque opens.
** Sustainable Lusaka Project launched.
* 1999 - University of Lusaka founded.
* 2000 - Population: 1,057,212.

## 21st century

* 2001 - Munali Girls High School established.
* 2001 - Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) established. ICOZ was Founded by Rev David Musonda Masupa with the help of the 2nd Republican President Fredrick Chiluba.
* 2006 - October: Post-election unrest.
* 2010
** Daniel Chisenga becomes mayor.
** Population: 1,747,152.
* 2012 - February: Celebration of Zambia's winning 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
* 2017 - March: Stampede occurs.