Mainza Mathias Chona (21 January 1930 – 11 December 2001) was a Zambian politician and founder of UNIP who served as the third vice-president of Zambia...

Salisbury. While Kaunda was in prison, Mainza Chona and other nationalists broke away from the ANC and, in October 1959, Chona became the first president of the...

minister of Zambia was the head of government of Zambia. From 1973 to 1975, Mainza Chona was the first person to hold the position following independence from...

1959 by Mainza Chona as a successor of the Zambian African National Congress (ZANC), banned earlier that year. UNIP was initially led Chona as the ZANC...

Vice-presidents of Zambia Reuben Kamanga (1964–1967) Simon Kapwepwe (1967–1970) Mainza Chona (1970–1973) none (1973–1991)[n] Levy Mwanawasa (1991–1994) Godfrey Miyanda...

Mongu, in Barotseland. While the ZANC leadership was in jail or away, Mainza Chona and other nationalists from ZANC formed a new party, the United National...

Kapwepwe • 1970–1973 Mainza Chona Prime Minister   • 1973–1975 Mainza Chona • 1975–1977 Elijah Mudenda • 1977–1978 Mainza Chona • 1978–1981 Daniel Lisulo...

Vice-presidents of Zambia Reuben Kamanga (1964–1967) Simon Kapwepwe (1967–1970) Mainza Chona (1970–1973) none (1973–1991)[n] Levy Mwanawasa (1991–1994) Godfrey Miyanda...

President – 1964–1967 Simon Kapwepwe – Vice President – 1967–1970 Mainza Mathias Chona – Vice President – 1970–1973 (post abolished thereafter and reintroduced...

1967 UNIP 2 Simon Kapwepwe (1922–1980) October 1967 October 1970 UNIP 3 Mainza Chona (1930–2001) October 1970 August 1973 UNIP Post abolished (1973–1991)...