United National Independence Party

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The United National Independence Party was a major political party in Zambia that led the country to independence under the leadership of Kenneth Kaunda and governed for many years afterward.

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instanceOf Zambian political party
political party
abbreviation UNIP NERFINISHED
advocatedPolicy non-alignment in foreign policy
associatedWithPresidentOfZambia Kenneth Kaunda GENERATED
becameRulingPartyOf Zambia NERFINISHED
chairperson Kenneth Kaunda NERFINISHED
country Zambia
countryOfOrigin Northern Rhodesia NERFINISHED
endTimeAsRulingParty 1991
founded 1959
founder Kenneth Kaunda NERFINISHED
goal independence of Northern Rhodesia from British colonial rule
governedDuringPresident Kenneth Kaunda GENERATED
governedUnderSystem one-party state
hasWomenWing UNIP Women’s League NERFINISHED
hasYouthWing UNIP Youth League NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Lusaka NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance first ruling party of independent Zambia
ideology African nationalism
democratic socialism
socialism
independenceYearOfCountryLed 1964
introducedOnePartyStateIn 1972
languageOfOperation Bemba NERFINISHED
English
Nyanja NERFINISHED
leader Kenneth Kaunda NERFINISHED
ledByDuringIndependence Kenneth Kaunda NERFINISHED
lostElectionTo Movement for Multi-Party Democracy NERFINISHED
lostPowerIn 1991
notableLeader Kenneth Kaunda NERFINISHED
Tilyenji Kaunda NERFINISHED
opposedColonialRuleOf United Kingdom NERFINISHED
participatesIn Zambian general elections NERFINISHED
partyColor black
green
orange
red
politicalPosition centre-left
precededBy Zambian African National Congress NERFINISHED
regionOfActivity Sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED
representedIn National Assembly of Zambia NERFINISHED
roleInHistory led Zambia to independence
slogan One Zambia, One Nation NERFINISHED
startTimeAsRulingParty 1964
status opposition party after 1991
supportedCause anti-apartheid movement in Southern Africa
symbol hoe and crossed pick

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Northern Rhodesia independenceMovementOrganization United National Independence Party