History of Zimbabwe History of Zimbabwe The Beira Patrol was a blockade of oil shipments to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) through Beira, Mozambique, resulting from United Nations trade sanctions after Rhodesia declared its independence. The patrol lasted from 1966 to 1975, during which various Royal Navy ships cruised the Mozambique Channel checking on oil tankers going to Beira, which was the terminus of a pipeline running inland to Rhodesia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beira Patrol"
The British South Africa Company (BSAC) was established by Cecil Rhodes through the amalgamation of the Central Search Association and the Exploring Company, Ltd., receiving a royal charter in 1889. Modeling the BSAC on the British East India Company, Rhodes hoped it would enable colonisation and economic exploitation across much of south-central Africa, as part of the " Scramble for Africa". The company's directors included the Duke of Abercorn, Rhodes himself and the financier Alfred Beit. ...more on Wikipedia about "British South Africa Company"
The British South Africa Police (BSAP) was the national police force of Southern Rhodesia and its successor, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Until 1899 the force also policed parts of Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). ...more on Wikipedia about "British South Africa Police"
Cecil John Rhodes ( July 5, 1853 – March 26, 1902)(some sources give 3 April for his demise) was an English businessman and the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia (which was named after him). Rhodesia (later Northern and Southern Rhodesia) eventually became Zambia and Zimbabwe. Rhodes profited greatly by exploiting Southern Africa's natural resources, proceeds of which founded the Rhodes Scholarship upon his death. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cecil Rhodes"
The Church of the White Bird (or Shiri Chena Church) was a Christian church in Rhodesia (now eastern Zimbabwe) that combined Christian religious beliefs with traditional Shona symbolism. ...more on Wikipedia about "Church of the White Bird"
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a semi-independent state in southern Africa that existed from 1953 to the end of 1963, comprising the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland protectorates. It was also known by the alternative title of the Central African Federation (CAF). It was a federal realm of the British Crown (not a colony, but yet not a dominion though the British Sovereign was represented by a governor-general, which is usual for dominions). It was intended to eventually become a dominion within the Commonwealth of Nations. ...more on Wikipedia about "Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland"
Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe (FROLIZI) was formed in the late 60s from dissatified member from ZAPU and ZANU. ...more on Wikipedia about "Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe"
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Gazaland is the historical name for the region in southeast Africa, in modern day Mozambique and Zimbabwe, which extends northward from the Komati River at Delagoa Bay in Mozambique's Maputo Province to the Pungwe River in central Mozambique. It was a district of the former Portuguese East Africa. Its name was derived from a Swazi chief named Gaza, a contemporary of Shaka Zulu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gazaland"
Great Zimbabwe is the name given to the remains of an ancient Southern African city, located at 20°16′S 30°54′E in present-day Zimbabwe which was once the centre of a vast empire known as the Munhumutapa Empire (also called Monomotapa Empire). This empire ruled territory now falling within the modern states of Zimbabwe (which took its name from this city) and Mozambique. ...more on Wikipedia about "Great Zimbabwe"
(Gukurahundi) The members of the Fifth Brigade were drawn from 3500 ex-ZANLA troops at Tongogara Assembly Point, named after Josiah Tongogara, the general of Zanla, the militant wing of Mugabe's ZANU during the revolutionary war. There were a few ZIPRA ( ZAPU) troops in the unit for a start, but they were withdrawn before the end of the training. It seems there were also some foreigners in the unit, possibly Tanzanians. The training of 5 Brigade lasted until September 1982, when Minister Sekeramayi announced training was complete. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gukurahundi"
This is the History of Zimbabwe. See also the History of Africa and History of present-day nations and states. ...more on Wikipedia about "History of Zimbabwe"
Hugh Marshall Hole, ( 1865 - 1941). Rhodesian pioneer, administrator and author. Born in Tiverton in Devon in the United Kingdom, Marshall Hole came to South Africa in 1889 and met the mine magnate and politician Cecil Rhodes in Kimberley. Rhodes offered him a job, and in 1891 Marshall Hole took up the position of private secretary to Dr Leander Starr Jameson in Mashonaland, later becoming Administrator of North West Rhodesia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hugh Marshall Hole"
Sir John Robert Chancellor ( 1870– 1952) was a British soldier and colonial official. After a career in the British Army he became a colonial administrator serving as governor of Mauritius ( 1911– 1916), Trinidad and Tobago ( 1916– 1921) and Southern Rhodesia ( 1923– 1928). He was knighted in 1913. In 1928 he became High Commissioner of the British Mandate of Palestine where he was perceived as being cool to Zionism. While he was in London in 1929, Arab riots protesting Jewish immigration broke out. On his return he initially condemned Arab attacks but was subsequently less critical. He helped write the Lord Passfield's White Paper of 1930 which aimed to reinterpret the Balfour Declaration in order to back away from a commitment to the creation of a Jewish state. He left Palestine in 1931. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Chancellor (British administrator)"
Khame (also written as Kame or Kami) was the capital of the Torwa State that emerged as a strong power in southwestern Zimbabwe after the decline of Great Zimbabwe in the 15th Century. In the late 17th Century the site was burned and levelled by the Rozwi, who then took it over. In the 1830s Nguni speaking Ndebele raiders displaced them from Khame and many of the other sites they had established. ...more on Wikipedia about "Khame Ruins, Zimbabwe"
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Lobengula Kumalo (d. 1894) was the second and last king of the Matabele people, now known as the Ndebele (or, linguistically more correctly, the nDebele). Both names, in the sinDebele language, mean "The people of the long shields," a reference to the Matabele warriors' use of the Zulu shield and spear. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lobengula"
Kingdom of Monomatapa: named after the king who ruled over a Southeast African country that the Africans now call Zimbabwe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Monomatapa"
NIBMAR or No Independence Before Majority African Rule refers to the policy where Afro- Asian- Caribbean members of the British Empire were not to receive independence unless they had put in place democratic reforms resulting in majority rule rather than rule by the white colonial minority. ...more on Wikipedia about "No Independence Before Majority African Rule"
Operation Murambatsvina ( Shona for Operation Drive Out Trash), also referred to as Operation Restore Order, officially a crackdown against illegal trading and illegal housing, conducted by the government of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has been described by many—including the United Nations—to be a movement to make homeless and drive out a large section of the urban poor. In the past, many African countries have carried out similar slum clearances. ** ...more on Wikipedia about "Operation Murambatsvina"
The Pioneer Column was a force raised by Cecil Rhodes and his British South Africa Company in 1890 and used in his efforts to annex the territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). The column consisted of a Pioneer Corps of 180 men, accompanied by a paramilitary police force (later christened the British South Africa Police) of 300; it was commanded by Major Frank Johnson and guided by the hunter Frederick Selous. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pioneer Column"
Following independence in 1980, Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) began renaming cities, towns and streets, in an attempt to eradicate symbols of British colonialism and white minority rule, starting in 1982, on the second anniversary of independence. The capital Salisbury, which had been named after the British Prime Minister, the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, was renamed Harare, after the Shona chief Neharawa. Other place names were simply new transliterations, to reflect the correct African pronunciation, hence Gwelo became Gweru. ...more on Wikipedia about "Place names in Zimbabwe"
Rhodesia was the name of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia after 1964. Located in southern Africa, it was governed by white minority rule until 1979. The colony was named after Cecil Rhodes, whose British South Africa Company acquired the land in the nineteenth century. The colony gained internationally recognised 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). ...more on Wikipedia about "Rhodesia" Enjoy http://www.shortopedia.com.
Rhodesia refers primarily to two land-locked regions in southern Africa named after Cecil Rhodes, separated by a natural border provided by the Zambezi River. The name is no longer in general use, although as a geographical term (not a political one) it refers to the area occupied by the two countries Zimbabwe and Zambia. ** (There is also a village by the same name in the United Kingdom.) Rhodesia underwent several name changes throughout its history, chronicled and linked to the appropriate articles below. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rhodesia (disambiguation)"
The pound was the currency of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. The federation was formed in 1953, and the new currency was created in 1956 to replace the Southern Rhodesian pound which had been circulating in all parts of the federation ( Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland). The Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound replaced the Southern Rhodesian pound at par. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rhodesia and Nyasaland pound"
The Rhodesian African Rifles, or RAR, was the oldest regiment in the Rhodesian Army, dating from the formation of the 1st Rhodesian Native Regiment in 1916 during the First World War. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rhodesian African Rifles"
The Rhodesian Light Infantry, or R.L.I., was a regular army infantry regiment in the Rhodesian army. Composed only of white recruits, the First Battalion Rhodesian Light Infantry was formed within the army of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1961 in Bulawayo. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rhodesian Light Infantry"
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