Rhodesia served as the de facto successor state to the British colony of Southern Rhodesia following a unilateral declaration of independence issued by the ruling white-minority government. Throughout …

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 …

Rhodesia was developed at the same time as South Africa but the history of Rhodesia is different. Rhodesia began as a typical British colony, the white man ruled; the locals were a “burden.” …

Today's readers may need to be reminded that what became Rhodesia was an almost trackless wilderness where the relatively few inhabitants lived a wretched and primitive existence. They had …

Aug 10, 2020 · With the protectorate of Northern Rhodesia no longer in existence, in 1964 Southern Rhodesia reverted to the name Rhodesia (see next section). In 1965, Rhodesia unilaterally declared …

Dec 6, 2024 · First published in 1977, A History of Rhodesia is a history of the origins and course of modern European occupation of ‘Southern Rhodesia’, ‘Rhodesia’ as it has been termed since the old...

Rhodesia, known initially as Zambesia, [1] is a historical region in southern Africa whose formal boundaries evolved between the 1890s and 1980. Demarcated and named by the British South …

The usage of the term Rhodesia to refer to the historical region fell from prominence after Northern Rhodesia became Zambia in 1964. From then until 1980, "Rhodesia" commonly referred to Southern …

2 days ago · 1 The former name of a large territory in central-southern Africa, divided into Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) and Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

Rhodesia (in English: Rhodesia), initially known as Zambezia or Zambesia, is a historical region in southern Africa comprising the territories of the present-day countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe, and …