In 1986, Zambians in the Copperbelt and Lusaka regions rioted because the price of maize increased several fold when incomes were stagnant. 
Mwaka 1986, wa_Zambia wanaoishi kwenye majimbo ya Copperbelt na Lusaka waligoma kwa sababu bei ya mahindi ilikuwa imeongezeka mara dufu wakati kipato walichokuwa wanakipata kilibaki vile kilivyokuwa.