Unilateral Declaration of Independence (Rhodesia)

The Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) was declared on November 11, 1965 by the white minority regime of Ian Smith, whose Rhodesian Front party opposed moves by the United Kingdom towards black majority rule in the then British colony. It was a declaration of independence from the United Kingdom. The move was condemned as illegal by the British government, as well as the Commonwealth and the United Nations (UN). Rhodesia reverted to de jure British control for a brief period in 1980, before becoming fully independent as Zimbabwe in the same year.

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Rhodesia - Zimbabwe - November 11 - 1965 - Ian Smith - Rhodesian Front - United Kingdom - British colony - British government - Commonwealth - United Nations - 1980

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