Zambia Independence Act 1964
The Zambia Independence Act 1964 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which granted independence to Zambia with effect from 24 October 1964. It also provided for the continuation of a right of appeal from Zambia to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. It was introduced by Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations.
Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire introduced the bill to Parliament
Cecil Rhodes
Stamp with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, 1955
Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia. It was initially administered, as were the two earlier protectorates, by the British South Africa Company (BSAC), a chartered company, on behalf of the British Government. From 1924, it was administered by the British Government as a protectorate, under similar conditions to other British-administered protectorates, and the special provisions required when it was administered by BSAC were terminated.
Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902)
The Legislative Assembly with Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones (far right) in 1949
Lord Passfield
1953 stamps of Northern Rhodesia marking the birth centennial of Cecil Rhodes