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Rhodesia (/ r oʊ ˈ d iː ʒ ə /, / r oʊ ˈ d iː ʃ ə /), [1] was a self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa. Until 1964, the territory was known as Southern Rhodesia, and less than a year before the name change the colony formed a part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and hosted its capital city, Salisbury.
The Rhodesian Bush War, also known as the Rhodesian Civil War, Second Chimurenga as well as the Zimbabwe War of Independence, [11] was a civil conflict from July 1964 to December 1979 [n 1] in the unrecognised country of Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe-Rhodesia and now Zimbabwe).
Northern Rhodesia Olympic Team badge. Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 12 competitors, 11 men and 1 woman, took part in 13 events in 5 sports. [1] These were the only Games for Northern Rhodesia.
Southern Rhodesia competed as Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 29 competitors, 25 men and 4 women, took part in 15 events in 7 sports. [1] It was the last of three appearances at the Summer Olympics by a Rhodesian representation; Zimbabwe would make its first appearance at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Rhodesia was still able to compete at the Paralympics in 1968 and 1972, as it had in 1960 and 1964, due to "deliberate decisions by politicians who were unwilling (for a variety of reasons) to invoke sanctions against disabled athletes." [7] Although it was shut out of the podium at the Olympics, Rhodesia did win numerous medals at the ...
Rhodesia competed at the 1964 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. It was one of two African countries to take part, the other being South Africa. [1] It sent six competitors to the games, four male and two female. [1] It won 17 medals, 10 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze. [2]
The designation "Southern Rhodesia" was first used officially in 1898 in the Southern Rhodesia Order in Council of 20 October 1898, which applied to the area south of the Zambezi, [10] and was more common after the BSAC merged the administration of the two northern territories as Northern Rhodesia in 1911. White settlers in Southern Rhodesia, 1922
The United Nations Security Council agreed that the United Kingdom should use force to prevent oil from reaching Rhodesia via Beira, Mozambique on 10 April 1966. Ian Smith, the Rhodesian Prime Minister, and Harold Wilson, the British Prime Minister, met on 2 December 1966 on HMS Tiger to discuss the possibility of a settlement.