during 1972 in Rhodesia. President: Clifford Dupont Prime Minister: Ian Smith 11 January-11 March - The Pearce Commission arrives in Rhodesia to conduct...
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Rhodesia (/roʊˈdiːʒə/ roh-DEE-zhə, /roʊˈdiːʃə/ roh-DEE-shə; Shona: Rodizha), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in...
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Rhodesia, known initially as Zambesia, is a historical region in southern Africa whose formal boundaries evolved between the 1890s and 1980. Demarcated...
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The flag of Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe) changed with political developments in the country. At independence in 1965 the recently adopted flag of Southern...
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"Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" (or "Voices of Rhodesia") was the national anthem of Rhodesia and Zimbabwe Rhodesia (renamed Zimbabwe in April 1980) between...
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Air Rhodesia was the national airline of Rhodesia. Its head office was located on the property of Salisbury Airport in Salisbury. The airline was formed...
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England, Australia and New Zealand, toured Rhodesia in 1972. They played two first-class matches against the Rhodesia cricket team. The following players played...
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Wankie coal mine disaster (category 1972 disasters in Rhodesia)
disaster took place on 6 June 1972 when a series of underground explosions occurred at the Wankie No. 2 colliery in Rhodesia (now known as Zimbabwe), which...
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did not object to its participation. Rhodesia competed for the last time. Its invitation to take part in the 1972 Summer Olympics was withdrawn by the...
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Rhodesia (/roʊˈdiːʒə/, /roʊˈdiːʃə/), was a self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa. Until 1964, the territory was known as Southern Rhodesia...
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Rhodesian Bush War (redirect from Rhodesia's War of Independence)
civil conflict from July 1964 to December 1979 in the unrecognised country of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and now Zimbabwe). The conflict pitted three...
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Rhodesia competed at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg, West Germany. It was the last time the nation competed at the Paralympic Games before...
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the most total medals with 74. Rhodesia competed at these Games, winning 12 medals, but did not take part at the 1972 Summer Olympics after their invitation...
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The Rhodesia Regiment (RR) was one of the oldest and largest regiments in the Rhodesian Army. It served on the side of the United Kingdom in the Second...
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Rhodesia on 11 November 1965, announcing that Rhodesia (previously Southern Rhodesia) a British territory in southern Africa that had governed itself since...
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The history of Rhodesia from 1965 to 1979 covers Rhodesia's time as a state unrecognised by the international community following the predominantly white...
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Rhodesian Security Forces (redirect from Military of Rhodesia)
company rule in the 1890s. These became the armed forces of the British self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia on its formation in 1923, then part...
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Southern Rhodesia was a blue ensign, later changed to a sky-blue ensign, with the coat of arms of Southern Rhodesia on it. The flag was in use in Southern...
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Sandra James (category Paralympic athletes for Rhodesia)
represented Rhodesia at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, competing in athletics and swimming. In athletics, she entered the discus, javelin and shot put in the 1A...
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White Zimbabweans (redirect from Britons in Rhodesia)
participate in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games. A small number of British migrants had reached the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, later Zimbabwe...
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1972 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1972. 1972 (MCMLXXII)...
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Attack on Altena Farm (category 1972 in Rhodesia)
despite the minor threat already represented by guerrilla movements in Rhodesia in the late 1960s. Rhodesian intelligence, which had been monitoring ZANLA's...
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The prime minister of Rhodesia (Southern Rhodesia before 1964) was the head of government of Rhodesia. Rhodesia, which had become a self-governing colony...
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Pearce Commission (category 1972 in Rhodesia)
The Pearce Commission reported in 1972 that although the European, Coloured, and Asian communities of Rhodesia were in favour of the proposals, the African...
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Southern Rhodesia first participated as Rhodesia in the Olympic Games in 1928, when it sent two boxers to Amsterdam, both of whom were eliminated in their...
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in response to African countries' (such as Ethiopia and Kenya) protests against the Rhodesian government. (Rhodesia did, however, compete in the 1972...
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The special forces of Rhodesia were elite units that formed part of the Rhodesian Army during the Rhodesian Bush War. From 1977 they reported directly...
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government in Australia from 1966 to 1980. As Australia did not recognise Rhodesia's independence, it operated on an unofficial basis. Rhodesia's quasi-diplomatic...
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2019. "1972: Rhodesia out of Olympics". BBC News. 22 August 1972. Retrieved 2 November 2022. Radwanski, George (23 August 1972). "Olympics: Rhodesia expelled"...
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Attack on Whistlefield Farm (category 1972 in Rhodesia)
Lieutenant-Colonel Ron Reid-Daly, writing in 1982, explains the effect of ZANLA's subversion on rural Rhodesia After two years of patient preparation, the...
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