The Zambia Democratic Congress (ZADECO), also known as the Zambia Development Conference, is a political party in

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History

The party was established by in May 1995 by former ministers

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and

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after they were sacked by President

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. Mungomba was the party's presidential candidate in the 1996 general elections, finishing second in a field of five candidates with 13% of the vote. In the parliamentary elections the party nominated 141 candidates, receiving 14% of the vote but only winning two seats in the

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. In 1998 some members broke away to form the Zambia Democratic Party. In 1999 ZADECO joined the

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, which failed to win a seat in the 2001 general elections. It was subsequently part of the

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for the 2006 general elections,Republic of Zambia
IFES with the NDF winning a single seat.

References

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