United Progressive Party (Zambia)
United Progressive Party is a historic political party in Zambia .
development
The UPP is a spin-off from the United National Independence Party in August 1971. It was founded by Simon Kapwepwe and others who triggered a serious government and cabinet crisis, as a result of which Kapwepwe and four other ministers were led by the then President and Chairman of UNIP, Kenneth Kaunda , were laid off. In the by-elections on December 21, 1971 Kapwepwe won a seat in the National Assembly of Zambia for the UPP . Kaunda reacted quickly. On February 4, 1972, he accused Kapwepwe of being an instrument of the white governments of Rhodesia , South Africa and the Portuguese . Kapwepwe and 122 of his followers were arrested and the UPP banned. In the same year the one-party state was proclaimed for Zambia and Kaunda felt safe enough that he released Kapwepwe from prison on December 31, 1972. He withdrew from politics and only briefly went public again in 1978, to compete against Kaunda like Harry Nkumbula , when the candidate for the presidency was nominated by the UNIP. Kapwepwe and Nkumbula were outmaneuvered by Kaunda. Kaunda was able to secure the nomination, while his opponents finally disappeared from the political scene of Zambia.