in 1964 on 24 october
The country that got its independence on October 24, 1964 was Zambia.
On October 24 1964, Zambia gained their independence from England.
Zambia was given independence by UK in 1964
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Zambia was granted independence by the British Government on October 24th 1964. Zambia's route to autonomy was remarkably unproblematic (and unbloody) largely due to the Choma Declaration - an agreement between Harry Nkumbullah and Kenneth Kaunda - the two main leaders of the Independence movement. Harry Nkumbullah is one of the great forgotten heroes of Africa - sometimes the bravest man of all is the one who gives up his fight for private recognition for the sake of his country.
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Zambia was Northern Rhodesia, a British colony.
It gradually descended into poverty due to the misrule and corruption of the Kaunda government. Many Zambian people lost jobs after the copper mines were taken over and mismanaged by the government.