Editing Foreign relations of Zambia (section)

==== African National Congress ====
The [[African National Congress]] was an anti-apartheid political party based in South Africa, with close ideological ties to the [[Zambian African National Congress]] of President Kenneth Kaunda.<ref>"South Africa Bans African National Congress". ''African American Registry''. Retrieved 11 November 2018.</ref> When the political party was banned in South Africa by the colonial government, many of its leaders went underground or fled to Zambia.<ref>Macmillan, Hugh. "The African National Congress of South Africa in Zambia: The Culture of Exile and the Changing Relationship with Home, 1964-1990". ''Journal of Southern African Studies'', vol. 35, no. 2, 2009, pp. 303–329.</ref> Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, became the new headquarters for many ANC leaders in exile from their native South Africa. Zambia thus developed a legacy of being the center of activity for South African liberation and allowed exiled leaders to convene and organize. Former South African President Nelson Mandela had expressed the important role that Zambia played in the liberation of their country during the years of exile.<ref>"Nelson Mandela's Work and Freedom Would Have Been Difficult If Not for Zambia". ''[[New African]]'', 31 July 2018</ref> Zambia's policy of liberation through diplomacy and discreet support for African nationalist movements within the region is most poignant in the South African case.<ref>Landsberg, Chris. ''The Quiet Diplomacy of Liberation: International Politics and South Africa's Transition''. Jacana Media, 2004</ref>