United National Independence Party

United National Independence Party
Abbreviation	UNIP
Leader	Trevor Mwamba
Founder	Mainza Chona
Founded	October 1959 (October 1959)
Preceded by	Zambian African National Congress
Headquarters	Lusaka
Ideology	African socialism African nationalism
Political position	Left-wing
National Assembly	0 / 157
Pan African Parliament	0 / 5
Party flag
Website
unipzambia.org
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The United National Independence Party (UNIP) is a political party in Zambia. It governed the country from 1964 to 1991 under the socialist presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, and was the sole legal party in the country between 1973 and 1990. On 4 April 2021, Bishop Trevor Mwamba was elected President of UNIP.