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1995 Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist (Rhodesia), dies at 88
1980 Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declares independence from UK 1979 Rhodesia becomes independent nation of Zimbabwe 1979 Great Britain grants independence to Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) 1979 Rhodesia agrees to new constitution 1976 Mozambique closes border with Rhodesia 1972 International Olympic Committee exspells Rhodesia 1972 Explosion at world's largest coal mine kills 427 (Wankie Rhodesia) 1970 Rhodesia becomes independent republic 1970 White government of Rhodesia declares independence from Britain 1969 White Rhodesia agrees to race separation 1968 U.N. resolves sanctions on white-minority-ruled Rhodesia 1965 British government proclaims ends oil-embargo against Rhodesia 1965 Dutch ends economic boycott of Rhodesia 1965 U.N. Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia 1965 Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by Prime Minister Ian D Smith 1964 Zambia (N Rhodesia) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1964 Ian Smith becomes premier of Rhodesia 1964 Ian D. Smith becomes premier of Rhodesia 1964 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved 1962 Nyasaland secedes from Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1962 Johanne Relleke gets stung by bees 2,443 times in Rhodesia and survives 1958 Edgar Whitehead succeeds Garfield Todd as premier of South Rhodesia 1953 Northern Rhodesia becomes part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1935 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 Abel Muzorewa, bishop/premier, Rhodesia 1924 Crown takes over Northern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co 1923 Britain takes over Southern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co 1920 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 Ian Smith, born in Zimbabwe, founder, first Prime Minister of Rhodesia 1918 John Johnston, British diplomat, Rhodesia, Malaysia 1907 Roy Welensky, Premier, Rhodesia/Nyasaland 1956-63 1893 Ndebeles destroy Rhodesia |
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