Zimbabwe Rhodesia
1979 unrecognised state in Southern Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zimbabwe Rhodesia (/zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ roʊˈdiːʒə, zɪmˈbɑːbwi roʊˈdiːʒə/), alternatively known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, also informally known as Zimbabwe or Rhodesia, was a short-lived sovereign state that existed from 1 June 1979 to 18 April 1980,[1] though lacked international recognition.[2][3] Zimbabwe Rhodesia was preceded by another state named the Republic of Rhodesia and was briefly under a British-supervised transitional government sometimes referred to as a reestablished Southern Rhodesia, which according to British constitutional theory had remained the lawful government in the area after Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965. About three months later, the re-established colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted internationally-recognized independence within the Commonwealth as the Republic of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe Rhodesia | |||||||||||
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1979–1980 | |||||||||||
Motto: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin) May she be worthy of the name | |||||||||||
Anthem: "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" (1974–1979) | |||||||||||
Status | Unrecognised state | ||||||||||
Capital | Salisbury | ||||||||||
Official languages | English | ||||||||||
Common languages | |||||||||||
Demonym(s) | Zimbabwe Rhodesian Rhodesian | ||||||||||
Government | Parliamentary republic | ||||||||||
President | |||||||||||
• 1979 | Josiah Zion Gumede | ||||||||||
Prime Minister | |||||||||||
• 1979 | Abel Muzorewa | ||||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
1 June 1979 | |||||||||||
21 December 1979 | |||||||||||
• Republic of Zimbabwe founded | 18 April 1980 | ||||||||||
Currency | Rhodesian dollar | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Zimbabwe |