Chapters Movement for Multi Party Democracy Patriotic Front United National Independence Party List of Political Parties in Zambia United Progressive Party United Party for National Development Zambians for Empowerment and Development Northern Rhodesian African National Congress Heritage Party United Liberal Party National Citizens Coalition Zambian African National Congress United Democratic Alliance Forum for Democracy and Development Zambia Republic Party Revolutionary Socialist Party Zambia Alliance for Progress Overseers of Justice and Chronicles National Democratic Focus Source Wikipedia Pages 50 Not illustrated Free updates online Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge Excerpt The Movement for Multi party Democracy MMD is a political party in Zambia Originally formed to oust the previous government MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001 when its past leader Frederick Chiluba was president of the country Its election into power in 1991 ended the 27 year rule of the United National Independence Party of former president Kenneth Kaunda It remains the dominant party within Zambian politics It is a center left political party In 1990 growing opposition to UNIP s monopoly on power due in part to food shortages and a general economic decline led to the rise of the Movement for Multiparty Democracy MMD Begun as a coalition party with the specific goal of ousting UNIP MMD gradually assembled an increasingly impressive group of important Zambians including prominent UNIP defectors and labour leaders During that same year pushed by internal and international pressure President Kaunda agreed to a referendum on the one party state but in the face of continued opposition dropped the referendum and signed a constitutional amendment making Zambia a multi More http booksllc net id 42881