1990 Zambian coup attempt

The 1990 Zambian coup d'état attempt was a military coup d'état attempt that took place in Zambia on 1 July 1990. The coup lasted no more than 6 hours and took place between 3 and 9 A.M. when the coup's leader, Lieutenant Mwamba Luchembe of the Zambian Army, announced via the ZNBC (national radio station) that the military had taken over the government and he cited riots of the previous week as reasons for his action; about 27 people had died in the riots, while more than 100 were wounded. Although Lieutenant Luchembe's coup attempt against the then President Kenneth Kaunda failed, it weakened Kaunda's political power, which was already shaky after three days of rioting.^[1][2]

1990 Zambian coup d'état attempt

A CIA WFB map of Zambia
Date	1 July 1990
Location	Lusaka, Zambia
Type	Military coup
Motive	Regime change
Organised by	Mwamba Luchembe
Outcome	Coup fails Kenneth Kaunda remains in power

See also

• History of Zambia
• Bibliography of the history of Zambia
• 1997 Zambian coup attempt