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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]
The United Kingdom, which had never recognised Rhodesian independence, briefly imposed direct rule in order to grant independence on 18 April that year as the new country of Zimbabwe. In the 2000s Zimbabwe's economy began to deteriorate due to various factors, including the imposition of economic sanctions by Western countries led by the United ...
Zimbabwe became an independent nation in 1980 following the Lancaster House Agreement on 21 December 1979. Initially Zimbabwe was a member of the Commonwealth of Nations so the UK's diplomatic representatives were High Commissioners. Zimbabwe withdrew from the Commonwealth in 2003 and since then the UK's representatives have been Ambassadors.
The United Kingdom refused to recognise this, and the Commonwealth was at the forefront of rejecting the UDI, imposing sanctions on Rhodesia, ending the break-away, and bringing about Rhodesia's final independence under black majority rule as Zimbabwe in 1980. However, differences of opinion of how to approach Rhodesia exposed structural and ...
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (/ z ɪ m ˈ b ɑː b w eɪ r oʊ ˈ d iː ʒ ə, z ɪ m ˈ b ɑː b w i r oʊ ˈ d iː ʒ ə /), alternatively known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, also informally known as Zimbabwe or Rhodesia, was a short-lived sovereign state that existed from 1 June 1979 to 18 April 1980, [1] though it lacked international recognition.
Zimbabwean individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions (2 P) Zimbabwean people of British descent (6 C, 104 P) Pages in category "United Kingdom–Zimbabwe relations"
Zimbabwe was one of the few countries that voted with Russia on United Nations General Assembly Resolution 68/262 about the annexation of Crimea. [205] [206] [207] Russia maintains strong economic and political ties with Zimbabwe. United Kingdom: 18 April 1980 [187] See United Kingdom–Zimbabwe relations Embassy of Zimbabwe in London
12 June – The United Kingdom and Portuguese governments reach agreement on the means of determining boundaries between their territories. 27 June – First edition of the Mashonaland Herald, later the Rhodesia Herald and later still the Zimbabwe Herald [1] 18 September – Leander Starr Jameson becomes the first Administrator of Mashonaland