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Rhodesia (1965–1970) Republic of Rhodesia (1970–1979) | |||||||||
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| 1965–1979 | |||||||||
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| Motto: ("May she be worthy of the name") | |||||||||
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| Status | Unrecognised state | ||||||||
| Capital and largest city | Salisbury | ||||||||
| Official languages | English | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Rhodesian | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary Parliamentary constitutional monarchy (1965–70) Unitary Parliamentary republic (1970–79) | ||||||||
| Monarch | |||||||||
• 1965–1970 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| President | |||||||||
• 1970–1975 | Clifford Dupont | ||||||||
• 1976–1978 | John Wrathall | ||||||||
• 1979 | Henry Everard (acting) | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||
• 1965–1979 | Ian Smith | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
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| House of Assembly | |||||||||
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War and Decolonisation of Africa | ||||||||
• | 11 November 1965 | ||||||||
• Republic | 2 March 1970 | ||||||||
| 3 March 1978 | |||||||||
• | 1 June 1979 | ||||||||
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• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1978 census | 6,930,000 | ||||||||
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) | ||||||||
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| Today part of |  Zimbabwe | ||||||||
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Rhodesia (/roʊˈdiːʒə/, /roʊˈdiːʃə/), officially from 1970 the Republic of Rhodesia, was a republic in Southern Africa during the Cold War. It was the region that is now called Zimbabwe. The country replaced the British colony of Southern Rhodesia.
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