Zimbabwe Rhodesie
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Zimbabwe Rhodesie wis an unrecognised state thit existit fae 1 June 1979 tae 12 Dizember 1979. Zimbabwe Rhodesie wis precedit by an unrecognised republic caud Rhodesie and wis shortlins follaed by the re-establisht Breetish colony o Soothren Rhodesie, whilk accordin tae British constitutional theory haed stayed the richt govrenment efter the Unilateral Declaration o Independence (UDI) in 1965. Aboot three month later, the re-establisht colony o Soothren Rhodesie wis gied internationally recognised independence as the Republic o Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe Rhodesie | |||||||||
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Motto: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin) "May she be worthy of the name" | |||||||||
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| Status | Unrecognised state | ||||||||
| Caipital | Salisbury | ||||||||
| Common leids | English (official) Shona Sindebele Afrikaans | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Rhodesian | ||||||||
| Govrenment | Pairlamentary republic | ||||||||
| Preses | |||||||||
• 1979 | Josiah Zion Gumede | ||||||||
| Prime Meenister | |||||||||
• 1979 | Abel Muzorewa | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cauld War | ||||||||
| 1 June 1979 | |||||||||
| 12 Dizember 1979 | |||||||||
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| 1979 | 390,580 km2 (150,800 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1979 | 6,930,000 | ||||||||
| Currency | Rhodesian dollar | ||||||||
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| The day pairt o |  Zimbabwe | ||||||||
Soorces
eedit- ↑ Section 6 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, 1979: "There shall be a President in and over Zimbabwe Rhodesia who shall be Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces of Zimbabwe Rhodesia." Quoted in The Struggle for Independence: Doc. 696-899 (February-September 1979) Archived 20 November 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Inst. für Afrikakunde, 1984, page 921