In the early hours of October 1997, the soldiers led by Captain Solo broke into an arms depot, assaulted army officers and then proceeded to seized state-owned Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) studios.
[1] In 2003 under the leadership of the late President Levy Mwanawasa, the long-awaited trial was over and 44 out of 54 soldiers were found guilty of treason by the High Court.
Other people were also arrested and trialed in connection with the failed coup which included high-profile figures such as the first Republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Princess Nakatindi Wina and opposition leader Dean Namulya Mung’omba.
[3] Captain Solo received a presidential pardon after serving 13 years imprisonment by the fourth Republican president, Rupiah Banda, on 28 December 2010.
[4] Steven Lungu died on 11 August 2012, aged 50, at the Kanyama Clinic, in Lusaka after a long battle with TB which had deteriorated his health since his release from prison.