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  1. After losing their remaining South African lands in 1840, Mzilikazi and his tribe permanently settled the southwest of present-day Zimbabwe in what became known as Matabeleland, establishing Bulawayo as their capital.

  2. 3 days ago · Zimbabwe is a landlocked country of southern Africa. It shares a 125-mile (200-km) border on the south with the Republic of South Africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by Botswana, on the north by Zambia, and on the northeast and east by Mozambique.

  3. May 1, 2024 · In South Africa Cecil Rhodes formed the British South Africa Company, which received its charter in October 1889. Its objects were (1) to extend the railway from Kimberley northward to the Zambezi , (2) to encourage immigration and colonization, (3) to promote trade and commerce , and (4) to secure all mineral rights, in return for guarantees ...

  4. In 1980 the Country gained independence, after a 15 year long Civil War. Zimbabwe has since 1980 been led by Robert Mugabe. Early History of Zimbabwe. The Country which is now known as Zimbabwe does not have one single History, nor was it a single geographical entity before the Colonial Occupation by the British Empire.

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    Beginning in the 9th century, during its late Iron Age, the Bantu people (who would become the ethnic Shona) built the city-state of Great Zimbabwe; the city-state became one of the major African trade centres by the 11th century but was abandoned by the mid 15th century. [16] .

  7. Dec 16, 2022 · 16 December 2022. Getty Images. Zimbabwe was colonised by Cecil John Rhodes (centre) in the late 1800s. The country was named Southern Rhodesia after him. A chronology of key events:

  8. Zimbabwe was formerly known as Rhodesia, it declared independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, but was only recognized in April 1980. The country has a population of 14.2 million people (2016 est.), most commonly spoken languages are English, Shona and Ndebele.

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