Revolutionary Socialist Party (Zambia)
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The Revolutionary Socialist Party was a
political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
led by Samson Banda. The party issued its draft programme in 1991. The party was part of an alliance led by
UNIP The United National Independence Party (UNIP) is a political party in Zambia. It governed the country from 1964 to 1991 under the socialist President (government title), presidency of Kenneth Kaunda, and was the sole legal party in the country ...
. RSP was one of several leftwing groups that sprung up in Zambia during the 1990s. It suffered from lack of financial resources and organisational capacity. The party was de-registered in March 1998.


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