DescriptionWhen this book was first published in 1962, Northern Rhodesia was part of the Central African Federation, ad ministered from Salisbury by Welensky’s Federal Government. Kenneth Kaunda was the leader of UNIP and the British Government had finally agreed to the election of a constitutional government for Northern Rhodesia, based on majority rule. On 24 October 1964, Northern Rhodesia ceased to exist and the independent sovereign state of was founded under Kenneth Kaunda as its first President. Zambia was free and the Federation was dismantled. Republic of Zambia Since then, Zambia has prospered under Dr. Kaunda’s wise and firm control. Things have not always been easy: Zambia has had unsettled neighbors and her position has called for inspired leadership and diplomacy. This book reveals the quality of the man on whose shoulders the whole peaceful progress of Central Africa probably depends. With trouble to the south and allegiances to honor to the east and the north, Zambia and its President occupy a major place in Africa’s future.
