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| Region | Zambia |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Description | Until 2007, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage in Zambia. However, there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples. The 1918 Marriage Act did not define marriage but was based on English common law which only included a man and a woman. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20120908161357/http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=6027 https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/act/2007/20/eng@2007-09-12 https://www.parliament.gov.zm/sites/default/files/documents/acts/Marriage%20Act.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Earlier ban found.
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| End Date | Feb 17, 2010 | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Description | Until 2010, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage in Zambia. However, there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples. | Until 2007, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage in Zambia. However, there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples. The 1918 Marriage Act did not define marriage but was based on English common law which only included a man and a woman. |
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| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20120908161357/http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=6027 | https://web.archive.org/web/20120908161357/http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=6027 https://zambialii.org/akn/zm/act/2007/20/eng@2007-09-12 https://www.parliament.gov.zm/sites/default/files/documents/acts/Marriage%20Act.pdf |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Unrecognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Feb 17, 2010 |
| Description | Until 2010, there was no explicit ban on same-sex marriage in Zambia. However, there was also no legal recognition provided to same-sex couples. |
| Sources | https://web.archive.org/web/20120908161357/http://www.postzambia.com/post-read_article.php?articleId=6027 |