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The country gained official independence as Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980. The government held independence celebrations in Rufaro stadium in Salisbury, the capital. Lord Christopher Soames, the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia, watched as Charles, Prince of Wales, gave a farewell salute and the Rhodesian Signal Corps played "God Save the Queen".
The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Rhodesian Civil War, Second Chimurenga as well as the Zimbabwe War of Independence, [11] was a civil conflict from July 1964 to December 1979 [n 1] in the unrecognised country of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and now Zimbabwe).
Zimbabwe Rhodesia came under the temporary control of Britain, and a Commonwealth monitoring force was convened to supervise fresh elections, in which ZANU and ZAPU would take part for the first time. ZANU won, and, with Mugabe as Prime Minister, formed the first government of Zimbabwe following its recognised independence on 18 April 1980. [73]
The name "Zimbabwe" stems from a Shona term for Great Zimbabwe, a medieval city in the country's south-east.Two different theories address the origin of the word. Many sources hold that "Zimbabwe" derives from dzimba-dza-mabwe, translated from the Karanga dialect of Shona as "houses of stones" (dzimba = plural of imba, "house"; mabwe = plural of ibwe, "stone").
Relations between the UK and Zimbabwe have been complex since the latter's independence in 1980. The territory of modern Zimbabwe had been colonised by the British South Africa Company in 1890, with the Pioneer Column raising the Union Jack over Fort Salisbury (modern-day Harare) and formally establishing company, and by extension, British, rule over the territory. [1]
Zimbabwe Tanzania: RENAMO: Stalemate. Rome General Peace Accords, multiparty elections; Gukurahundi (1984–1987) Zimbabwe: ZAPU: Government victory. Unity agreement, formation of ZANU–PF; Second Congo War (1998–2003) DR Congo Angola Chad Namibia Zimbabwe
There's new royal drama for us to go over, and for once Prince Harry isn't at the center of it. Turns out things are more than slightly frosty between King Charles and Prince William, who are ...
Zimbabwe regained its independence from the United Kingdom on 17 April 1980. [1] Canaan Banana , a Methodist minister and theologian, became the first President of Zimbabwe on 18 April. On 17 February 1982 the government of Zimbabwe accused Joshua Nkomo , leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU), of plotting a coup d ...