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404:
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110:Headquarters
92:October 1959
88:October 1959
79:Mainza Chona
55:Abbreviation
29:
1504:Opposition
1457:Opposition
1374:Opposition
1087:Lower roll
1082:Opposition
1050:Upper roll
1978:Categories
1631:References
1103:Main roll
859:Supported
776:1,414,000
750:1,453,029
724:1,026,127
672:1,079,970
486:presidency
313:Government
176:Party flag
1315:125 / 136
1278:125 / 136
1241:125 / 136
1203:125 / 136
1032:Position
1014:Election
643:Election
306:1964-1991
216:Elections
142:Left-wing
1483:26 / 159
1467:610,608
1436:13 / 159
1428:185,535
1353:25 / 159
1345:314,711
1195:527,252
1164:81 / 110
1156:657,764
1106:570,612
870:693,772
833:175,898
802:311,022
698:581,245
604:leader,
587:Tilyenji
121:Ideology
1853:Defunct
1604:0 / 167
1596:12,742
1561:0 / 156
1522:0 / 159
1514:18,446
1478:22.51%
1431:10.59%
1397:0 / 159
1348:24.99%
1114:55 / 75
1093:78.16%
1090:59,648
1061:14 / 45
1056:14.79%
1035:Result
873:25.32%
836:10.12%
805:24.24%
783:Elected
757:Elected
731:Elected
705:Elected
679:Elected
657:Result
566:by the
523:In the
500:History
476:) is a
350:Mahedco
190:Website
155:0 / 157
90: (
85:Founded
75:Founder
1599:0.26%
1556:0.20%
1553:7,253
1517:0.68%
1392:0.04%
1159:73.2%
1146:35.2%
1143:6,177
1109:69.1%
1053:4,519
1026:Seats
1020:Votes
987:0.06%
984:3,036
956:0.24%
953:8,928
930:0.58%
927:9,737
904:0.36%
901:9,950
779:95.5%
753:95.4%
727:80.7%
701:88.8%
675:81.8%
649:Votes
482:Zambia
464:(1960)
406:Others
114:Lusaka
64:Leader
1310:100%
1273:100%
1236:100%
1198:100%
169:0 / 5
1755:(60)
1749:(82)
1621:7th
1587:2021
1578:9th
1549:2016
1540:6th
1510:2011
1501:3rd
1463:2006
1454:4th
1424:2001
1415:9th
1389:477
1380:1996
1371:2nd
1363:100
1341:1991
1332:1st
1304:1988
1295:1st
1267:1983
1258:1st
1230:1978
1221:1st
1191:1973
1182:1st
1152:1968
1132:1st
1099:1964
1079:2nd
1041:1962
1029:+/–
991:Lost
975:2021
960:Lost
949:2016
934:Lost
923:2015
908:Lost
892:2011
877:Lost
855:2006
840:Lost
824:2001
809:Lost
798:1991
772:1988
746:1983
720:1978
694:1973
663:1968
557:1988
555:and
553:1983
549:1978
474:UNIP
468:The
293:1988
288:1983
283:1978
278:1973
273:1968
268:UNIP
58:UNIP
18:UNIP
1761:(1)
1532:26
1493:13
1472:UDA
1446:13
1407:25
1213:44
1174:26
1124:41
1071:14
865:UDA
488:of
480:in
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765:Y
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713:Y
687:Y
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