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Zambia Independence Celebrations
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- 1964-11-05 (Creation)
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The Times of Ceylon Press
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Central Office of Information, London
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Zambia, formerly Northern Rhodesia, became independent on Saturday, October 24th 1964. The nation is the 17th former colonial territory to achieve independence since the end of 1935-45 war & the 9th African dependency of Britain to emerge as an independent sovereign state; and the first to decide on a republic form of government from inception. The first President of the new nation is Mr. Kenneth Kaunda. Queen Elizabeth II was represented at the ceremony by Princess Royal and the British Government was represented by Mr. Arthur Bottomley, Britain's Commonwealth Secretary.
The picture depicts dancers in the arena during the celebrations. Part of the mass show bringing the day to its climax.
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- The Times of Ceylon Press (Creator)
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