1995 Death Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist (Rhodesia), dies at 88 1980 Event Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK 1979 Event Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe 1979 Event Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) 1979 Event Rhodesia agrees to new constitution 1976 Event Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia 1972 Event International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia 1972 Event Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia) 1970 Event Rhodesia becomes independent republic 1970 Event White government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain 1969 Event White Rhodesia agrees to race separation 1968 Event U.N. resolves sanctions on white-minority-ruled Rhodesia 1965 Event British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia 1965 Event Dutch ends economic boycott of Rhodesia 1965 Event U.N. Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia 1965 Event Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by Prime Minister Ian D Smith 1964 Event Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1964 Event Ian Smith becomes premier of Rhodesia 1964 Event Ian D. Smith becomes premier of Rhodesia 1964 Event Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved 1962 Event Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1962 Event Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives 1958 Event Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia 1953 Event Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1935 Birthday James Graham, born in Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, Africa, 8th Duke of Montrose, the only Duke with a seat in the House of Lords as a hereditary peer 1925 Birthday Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier, Rhodesia 1924 Event Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co 1923 Event Britain takes over Southern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co 1920 Birthday Antony Duff, born in England, served Royal Navy during World War II, Deputy Governor of Southern Rhodesia, diplomat, Director-General of Military Intelligence, section 5, 1985 - 1988, the United Kingdom's internal security service 1919 Birthday Ian Smith, born in Zimbabwe, founder, first Prime Minister of Rhodesia 1918 Birthday John Johnston, British diplomat, Rhodesia, Malaysia 1907 Birthday Roy Welensky, Premier, Rhodesia/Nyasaland 1956-63 1893 Event Ndebeles destroy Rhodesia
