Rhodesia

This article is about the former British colony of (Southern) Rhodesia , today Zimbabwe. See Rhodesia (disambiguation).

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Rhodesia is the former name of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia in southern Africa, which was governed by a white minority until 1979. The colony was named after Cecil Rhodes, whose British South Africa Company acquired the land by force in the nineteenth century. The colony gained legal independence from Britain in 1980 and became the Republic of Zimbabwe. At an earlier period, the name "Rhodesia" was used to refer to a larger region that corresponds to both Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia) and Zambia (Northern Rhodesia).

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Zimbabwe: The Republic of Zimbabwe is a country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, Zambia to the north and Mozambique to the east...

Rhodesia (disambiguation): Primarily refers to two land-locked regions named after Cecil Rhodes, separated largely through a natural border provided by the Zambezi River. The name, no longer in use (though there is a village by the same name, north of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire), underwent several changes throughout its histo...

British: The word British has several different uses. See the article on Britain for more details on the development and use of the word Britain....