The following lists events that happened during 1976 in Rhodesia. President: John Wrathall (starting 31 December) Prime Minister: Ian Smith 23–24 June...
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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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Operation Eland (category 1976 in Rhodesia)
Scouts at Nyadzonya in Mozambique on 9 August 1976. The raid had adverse political and diplomatic consequences for Rhodesia. In response to the attack...
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Zimbabwe Rhodesia (/zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ roʊˈdiːʒə, zɪmˈbɑːbwi roʊˈdiːʒə/), alternatively known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, also informally known as Zimbabwe or Rhodesia, was...
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Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked, self-governing British Crown colony in Southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa...
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British mediation, its participants were the unrecognised government of Rhodesia, led by Ian Smith, and a number of rival Rhodesian black nationalist parties:...
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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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White Zimbabweans (redirect from Britons in Rhodesia)
and Mozambique closed its border in 1976, blocking Rhodesia's access to the Indian Ocean and world commerce. Rhodesia was excluded from major sporting...
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Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by amalgamating the two...
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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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"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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The president of Rhodesia was the head of state of Rhodesia from 1970 to 1979. As Rhodesia reckoned itself a parliamentary republic rather than a presidential...
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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 1976 Rhodesian Grand Prix was held at Donnybrook Raceway in Salisbury, Rhodesia on the 31 July 1976. It was a non-championship round of the South...
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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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National Railways of Zimbabwe (redirect from Rhodesia Railways)
Rhodesia Railways (RR), is a Bulawayo headquartered state-owned enterprise that operates the country's national railway system. It was established in...
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became Rhodesia was chartered in 1889 by Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, and began with the Pioneer Column's march north-east to Mashonaland in 1890...
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Battle of Hill 31 (category 1976 in Rhodesia)
with Mozambique on 15 November 1976. Reynolds, Chris (16 November 1976). "Forces Bag 31 in One Battle". The Rhodesia Herald. Salisbury: Argus Group....
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programs, Rhodesia was one of many countries known to have used chemical and biological agents. Rhodesian CBW use took place toward the end of Rhodesia's protracted...
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foreign volunteers enlisted. The issue attracted a degree of controversy as Rhodesia was the subject of international sanctions that banned military assistance...
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Air Rhodesia Flight 825 was a scheduled passenger flight that was shot down by the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) on 3 September 1978, during...
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Conference (1973), on the Arab–Israeli conflict Geneva Conference (1976), on Rhodesia Geneva Peace Conference (1991), on Iraq and Kuwait Geneva peace talks...
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of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) changed with political developments in the country. At independence in 1965 the recently adopted flag of Southern Rhodesia was...
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cabinet of Rhodesia from 11 November 1965, the date of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence, to 1979. It includes ministers of Rhodesia's transitional...
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Black Peril (section South Rhodesia (Zimbabwe))
Africa, or more specifically in certain writings, Southern Rhodesia, which later became the modern-day country Zimbabwe in 1980. Black Peril is a colonial...
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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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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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Ian Smith (category Finance ministers of Rhodesia)
farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to...
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Rhodesian African Rifles (redirect from Rhodesia Native Regiment)
regiment was formed in May 1940 in the British colony of Southern Rhodesia. The RAR were officially declared the successor to the Rhodesia Native Regiment...
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North-Eastern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa formed in 1900. The protectorate was administered under charter by the British...
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