In eleven pages this paper examines Zimbabwe and Zambia's problems in adopting democracy. Fourteen sources are cited in the bibliography.
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Zambia and Zimbabwe. Since their independence, Zambia in 1964 and Zimbabwe officially in 1980, the governments of Zambia and Zimbabwe had been one-party systems with powerful rulers. Within the last
decade however, multi-party elections have been introduced in an attempt to introduce democracy. There have been problems with the democratization process however and the countries have continued to decline in
regards to their economic conditions, health conditions, levels of poverty and international relations. Some of these problems are blamed on the corruption which lies within each government while others argue
that democracy undermines traditional chieftainship within Southern Africa considered extremely important in internal relations which if disregarded would lead to instability. While the international community continues to pressure the countries
of Zambia and Zimbabwe to continue their process toward democracy, recent research within these nations has showed that democracy per se is understood to mean freedom of civil liberties and
the expectation of relief from the current socio-economic conditions; conditions which may not be easily met even in the event of political democracy. Background The Southern Africa
country of Zambia has a current population of over 9,900,000 people. The government is considered a republic with its capital in Lusaka and an administration of nine provinces. Zambia was
original named Northern Rhodesia while it was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the United Kingdom in 1923. At that time, development
in the mining in Zambia led to a great deal of immigration into the country. In 1964, Zambia became independent and it was renamed (CIA, Zambia, 2003). The economy of
Zambia was severely hit in the 1980s and 1990s with the combination of severe drought and a fall in the copper prices. The multi-party elections which took place in Zambia