1922-APR-26

Polity Timeline
NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

Flag or logo changes:

1900-01-01:

Administration of NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

(Lealui)

- NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1924-04-25:

Territory of NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

(Livingstone)

- NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1939-08-16:

Territory of NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

(Livingstone)

- NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1953-09-07:

Territory of NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

(Livingstone)

- NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1964-01-01:

LUSAKA Area

(Lusaka)

- LUSAKA

1964-10-24:

LUSAKA Area

(Lusaka)

- LUSAKA

1978-01-01:

Planning for Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa : PTA

(Bujumbura)

- EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

1994-12-08:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- COMESA

1999-01-06:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- COMESA

2009-06-02:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- COMESA

Emblem or Symbol changes:

1900-01-01:

Administration of NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

(Lealui)

- NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1927-01-01:

Territory of NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

(Livingstone)

- NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1939-08-16:

Territory of NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

(Livingstone)

- NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1957-01-01:

LUSAKA Area

(Lusaka)

- LUSAKA

1978-01-01:

Planning for Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa : PTA

(Bujumbura)

- EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

1994-12-08:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- COMESA

2009-06-02:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- COMESA

Sovereignty changes:

1900-01-01:

BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1924-04-25:

UNITED KINGDOM

1953-08-01:

RHODESIA AND NYASALAND +

UNITED KINGDOM +

1964-01-01:

UNITED KINGDOM

1964-10-24:

ZAMBIA

1978-01-01:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

ZAIRE +

JIBUTI +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

LESOTHO +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

MOZAMBIQUE +

RWANDA +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

TANZANIA +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

RHODESIA +

1991-01-01:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

ZAIRE +

JIBUTI +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

LESOTHO +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

MOZAMBIQUE +

NAMIBIA +

RWANDA +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

TANZANIA +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

1994-01-01:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

ZAIRE +

JIBUTI +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

LESOTHO +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

MOZAMBIQUE +

NAMIBIA +

RWANDA +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

TANZANIA +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

1997-01-01:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

ZAIRE +

JIBUTI +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

MOZAMBIQUE +

NAMIBIA +

RWANDA +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

TANZANIA +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

1997-12-01:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

JIBUTI +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

NAMIBIA +

RWANDA +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

TANZANIA +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

1999-01-06:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

JIBUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

NAMIBIA +

RWANDA +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

TANZANIA +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2000-09-02:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

JIBUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

NAMIBIA +

RWANDA +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2001-06-01:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

JIBUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

NAMIBIA +

RWANDA +

SEYCHELLES +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2004-05-15:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

JIBUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

RWANDA +

SEYCHELLES +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2005-06-03:

ANGOLA +

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

JIBUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

LIBYA +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

RWANDA +

SEYCHELLES +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2007-01-01:

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

JIBUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

LIBYA +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

RWANDA +

SEYCHELLES +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2011-09-16:

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

DJIBOUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

LIBYA +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

RWANDA +

SEYCHELLES +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2011-09-22:

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

DJIBOUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

NEW LIBYA +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

RWANDA +

SEYCHELLES +

SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2011-10-15:

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

DJIBOUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

NEW LIBYA +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

RWANDA +

SEYCHELLES +

SUDAN +

SOUTH SUDAN +

SWAZILAND +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2018-07-18:

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

DJIBOUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

LIBYA +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

RWANDA +

SEYCHELLES +

SUDAN +

SOUTH SUDAN +

ESWATINI +

TUNISIA +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

2018-07-19:

BURUNDI +

CONGO-KINSHASA +

DJIBOUTI +

EGYPT +

ERITREA +

ETHIOPIA +

KENYA +

COMOROS +

LIBYA +

MADAGASCAR +

MAURITIUS +

MALAWI +

RWANDA +

SEYCHELLES +

SUDAN +

SOMALIA +

SOUTH SUDAN +

ESWATINI +

TUNISIA +

UGANDA +

ZAMBIA +

ZIMBABWE +

Capital Local Name changes:

1900-01-01:

Lealui

1900-09-19:

Kalomo + Lealui

1907-04-24:

Kalomo + Livingstone

1911-08-17:

Livingstone

1957-01-01:

Lusaka

1978-01-01:

Bujumbura

1994-12-08:

Lusaka

Local Name of Country changes:

1900-01-01:

NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1957-01-01:

LUSAKA

1978-01-01:

AFRIQUE-ORIENTALE-ET-AUSTRALE

1981-12-21:

EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

1994-12-08:

COMESA

Status changes:

1900-01-01:

Administration of NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1911-08-17:

Territory of NORTH-WESTERN RHODESIA

1957-01-01:

LUSAKA Area

1978-01-01:

Planning for Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa : PTA

1981-12-21:

Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa : PTA

1994-12-08:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

Ruler changes:

1978-01-01:

Planning for Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa : PTA

(Bujumbura)

- Chiefs of States
(Chiefs of States)

1983-01-01:

Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa : PTA

(Bujumbura)

- Moses Simeon Kiingi (ug)
(Moses Simeon Kiingi (ug))

1984-01-02:

Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa : PTA

(Bujumbura)

- SG Bax Dale Nomvete (za)
(SG Bax Dale Nomvete (za))

1990-01-02:

Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa : PTA

(Bujumbura)

- SG Bingu wa Mutharika (mw)
(SG Bingu wa Mutharika (mw))

1997-04-17:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya (zw)
(Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya (zw))

1998-06-02:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- SG Eratus Mwencha (ke)
(SG Erastus Joel O. Mwencha (ke))

2008-03-01:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- Interregnum
(Interregnum)

2008-05-01:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya (zw)
(Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya (zw))

2008-06-30:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- SG Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya (zw)
(SG Sindiso Ndema Ngwenya (zw))

2018-07-18:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa : COMESA

(Lusaka)

- SG Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe (zm)
(SG Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe (zm))

UPDATED ON: ~ 2024-APR-02 ~ .