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  2. Rhodesia (1964–1965) - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Rhodesian Ridgeback - Wikipedia

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    The Rhodesian Ridgeback is a large dog breed originally bred in Southern Africa. [1] The original breed standard was drafted by F.R. Barnes, in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), in 1922, and approved by the South African Kennel Union in 1927.

  4. File:Roundel of Rhodesia (1964–1970).svg - Wikipedia

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  5. Rhodesia - Wikipedia

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    The official name of the country, according to the constitution adopted concurrently with the UDI in November 1965, was Rhodesia. This was not the case under British law, however, which considered the territory's legal name to be Southern Rhodesia, the name given to the country in 1898 during the British South Africa Company's administration of the Rhodesias, and retained by the self-governing ...

  6. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight - Wikipedia

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    Alexandra Fuller's book tells the story of her family of white Zimbabwean tenant farmers in the years before and after Independence. These are not the wealthy landowners demonised by the present Zimbabwean government; they struggle to make a living off the land, as well as the usual hazards of the African bush, they fear landmines and attacks by guerrillas crossing the border from Mozambique.

  7. History of Rhodesia (1965–1979) - Wikipedia

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    White Farmers in Rhodesia, 1890–1965: A History of the Marandellas District (Springer, 1983). Kenrick, David. "Pioneers and progress: white Rhodesian nation-building c. 1964–1979" (PhD. Diss. University of Oxford, 2016) online. Langley, Michael. "The Historical Roots of the Rhodesian Problem." History Today (Jan 1968), Vol. 18 Issue 1, p45 ...

  8. Southern Rhodesia at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Oberholzer murder - Wikipedia

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    On 4 July 1964, ZANLA insurgents carried out an ambush that resulted in the killing of a white foreman from Silverstreams Wattle Company, Andrew Oberholzer, while he was travelling with his wife and family on a main road. After Mr Oberholzer's death, the attackers attempted to set his body and car alight.