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IN AUGUST 1962, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago became the first two British colonies in the English-speaking Caribbean to gain Independence. Since then, another 13 former British colonies in the anglophone Caribbean, culminating with St Kitts and Nevis in 1983, have joined the ranks of independent states.
Zambia gains independence from Britain. On 24 October, 1964 Northern Rhodesia (now known as Zambia) gained independence from Britain. Kenneth Kaunda, the countryâs first president, proclaimed one-party rule at independence.. Their independence came four years after the famous speech âThe winds of changeâ by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.The countryâs independence came ten months after the collapse of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, with Northern Rhodesia becoming the Republic of Zambia.The story of British occupation of the area dates back to 1851, when the first Scottish explorer, David Livingstone came to the country. Their independence came four years after the famous speech âThe winds of changeâ by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The countryâs independence came ten months after the collapse of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, with Northern Rhodesia becoming the Republic of Zambia.