Rhodesia
1965–79 unrecognized state in southern Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhodesia (/roʊˈdiːʒə/, /roʊˈdiːʃə/),[1] officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia,[2] was a republic in Southern Africa during the Cold War. It was the region that is now called Zimbabwe. The country replaced the British colony of Southern Rhodesia.
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Rhodesia (1965–1970) Republic of Rhodesia (1970–1979) | |||||||||
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1965–1979 | |||||||||
Motto: Sit Nomine Digna ("May she be worthy of the name") | |||||||||
Anthem: "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" (1974–1979) "God Save the Queen" (1965–1970) | |||||||||
Status | Unrecognised state | ||||||||
Capital and largest city | Salisbury | ||||||||
Official languages | English[source?] | ||||||||
Other languages | |||||||||
Demonym(s) | Rhodesian | ||||||||
Government | Unitary Parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1965–70) Unitary Parliamentary republic (1970–79) | ||||||||
Monarch[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||
• 1965–1970 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
President | |||||||||
• 1970–1975 | Clifford Dupont | ||||||||
• 1976–1978 | John Wrathall | ||||||||
• 1979 | Henry Everard (acting) | ||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1965–1979 | Ian Smith | ||||||||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
Senate | |||||||||
House of Assembly | |||||||||
Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||||||
Historical era | Cold War and Decolonisation of Africa | ||||||||
• Declared | 11 November 1965 | ||||||||
• Republic | 2 March 1970 | ||||||||
• Internal Settlement | 3 March 1978 | ||||||||
1 June 1979 | |||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• Total | 390,580 km2 (150,800 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1978 census | 6,930,000 | ||||||||
Currency |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) | ||||||||
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Today part of | Zimbabwe | ||||||||
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