PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1964Independence24 October 1964 (from the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1984Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1985Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1989First UNESCO World Heritage siteMosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria FallsUNESCO World Heritage
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2002Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2021Most recent legislative election2021-08-12IPU Parline
- 2022Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection