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Rhodesia ( / roʊˈdiːʒə / ⓘ roh-DEE-zhə, / roʊˈdiːʃə / roh-DEE-shə; [2] Shona: Rodizha ), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, [3] was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia was the de facto successor state to the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, and in 1980 became modern day Zimbabwe.
- Rhodesia (Region)
Rhodesia, known initially as Zambesia, [1] is a historical...
- Rhodesian Bush War
The Rhodesian Bush War, also called the Second Chimurenga as...
- Rhodesian Security Forces
A Rhodesian Light Infantry trooper, circa 1979. The primary...
- Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (/ z ɪ m ˈ b ɑː b w eɪ r oʊ ˈ d iː ʒ ə, z...
- Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing British...
- Rhodie
The term Rhodie was first used by British Army and civil...
- Rhodesia (Region)
Rhodesia, region, south-central Africa, now divided into Zimbabwe in the south and Zambia in the north. Named after British colonial administrator Cecil Rhodes, it was administered by the British South Africa Company in the 19th century and exploited mostly for its gold, copper, and coal deposits.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 10, 2018 · Southern Rhodesia was established in 1923 as a British colony named for Cecil Rhodes, who made his fortune in consolidating diamond mines. By the 1960s, as much of Africa rapidly decolonized ...
- John Ismay
Oct 30, 2023 · Rhodesia was a colony ruled by a narrow minority of its population—white people comprised just 7% of the country. White business owners and elites benefited from this arrangement, drawing ...
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History of Zimbabwe. The history of Rhodesia from 1965 to 1979 covers Rhodesia 's time as a state unrecognised by the international community following the predominantly white minority government's Unilateral Declaration of Independence on 11 November 1965. Headed by Prime Minister Ian Smith, the Rhodesian Front remained in government until 1 ...
Rhodesia, officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the de facto successor state to the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, which had been self-governing since achieving responsible government in 1923. A landlocked nation, Rhodesia was bordered by Botswana to the ...
- DictionaryRho·de·sia/rōˈdēZHə/
- 1. the former name of a large territory in central and southern Africa that was divided into Southern Rhodesia (now Zambia) in 1923 and into Northern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 1924.
