Historical country records
Zambia historical timeline
Zambia
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | North-Eastern and North-Western Rhodesia, administered by the British South Africa Company, united as Northern Rhodesia | Leaders |
| 1 Apr 1924 | British protectorate | Leaders |
| 1 Aug 1953 - 31 Dec 1963 | part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | Leaders |
| 24 Oct 1964 | independence (Republic of Zambia) | Leaders |
| 1 Jul 1895 - 1897 | Patrick William Forbes | Administrators of North-Eastern Rhodesia |
| Jun 1897 - 1898 | Henry Lawrence Daly | Administrators of North-Eastern Rhodesia |
| 11 Jul 1898 - 1907 | Robert Edward Codrington | Administrators of North-Eastern Rhodesia |
| 24 Apr 1907 - Jan 1909 | Lawrence Aubrey Wallace | Administrators of North-Eastern Rhodesia |
| Jan 1909 - 16 May 1911 | Leicester Paul Beaufort (acting) | Administrators of North-Eastern Rhodesia |
| 18 Sep 1900 - 1907 | Robert Thorne Coryndon | Administrators of North-Western Rhodesia |
| 8 Apr 1907 - 16 Dec 1908 | Robert Edward Codrington | Administrators of North-Western Rhodesia |
| Jan 1909 - 16 Aug 1911 | Lawrence Aubrey Wallace (acting) | Administrators of North-Western Rhodesia |
| 9 May 1911 - 17 Aug 1911 | Hugh Charlie Marshall (acting) | Administrators |
| 17 Aug 1911 - 1921 | Lawrence Aubrey Wallace | Administrators |
| 17 Mar 1921 - 1923 | Sir Francis Drummond Percy Chaplin | Administrators |
| 20 Sep 1923 - 1 Apr 1924 | Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode | Administrators |
| 1 Apr 1924 - 25 Jul 1927 | Herbert James Stanley (from Jun 1924, Sir Herbert James Stanley) (b. 1872 - d. 1955) | Governors |
| 25 Jul 1927 - 31 Aug 1927 | Richard Allmond Jeffrey Goode | Governors |
| 31 Aug 1927 - 1 Dec 1932 | Sir James Crawford Maxwell | Governors |
| 1 Dec 1932 - 7 Jan 1935 | Sir Ronald Storrs | Governors |
| 7 Jan 1935 - Jul 1938 | Sir Hubert Winthrop Young | Governors |
| 1 Sep 1938 - 9 Apr 1941 | John Alexander Maybin (from 1939, Sir John Alexander Maybin) (b. 1889 - d. 1941) | Governors |
| 9 Apr 1941 - 16 Oct 1941 | William Marston Logan (acting) | Governors |
| 16 Oct 1941 - 16 Oct 1947 | Sir Eubule John Waddington | Governors |
| 16 Oct 1947 - 19 Feb 1948 | Robert Christopher Stafford Stanley (acting) (b. 1899 - d. 1981) | Governors |
| 19 Feb 1948 - 8 Mar 1954 | Sir Gilbert McCall Rennie | Governors |
| 8 Mar 1954 - 25 May 1954 | Alexander Thomas Williams (acting) | Governors |
| 25 May 1954 - 22 Apr 1959 | Sir Arthur Edward Trevor Benson | Governors |
| 22 Apr 1959 - 24 Oct 1964 | Sir Evelyn Dennison Hone | Governors |
| 24 Oct 1964 - 2 Nov 1991 | Kenneth Kaunda | Presidents |
| 2 Nov 1991 - 2 Jan 2002 | Frederick Chiluba | Presidents |
| 2 Jan 2002 - | Levy Mwanawasa | Presidents |
| 22 Jan 1964 - 24 Oct 1964 | Kenneth Kaunda | Prime ministers |
| 25 Aug 1973 - 27 May 1975 | Mainza Chona (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 27 May 1975 - 20 Jul 1977 | Elijah Mudenda | Prime ministers |
| 20 Jul 1977 - 15 Jun 1978 | Mainza Chona (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 15 Jun 1978 - 18 Feb 1981 | Daniel Lisulo | Prime ministers |
| 18 Feb 1981 - 24 Apr 1985 | Nalumino Mundia | Prime ministers |
| 24 Apr 1985 - 15 Mar 1989 | Kebby Musokotwane | Prime ministers |
| 15 Mar 1989 - 31 Aug 1991 | Malimba Masheke | Prime ministers |