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Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, [3] with English, Shona, and Ndebele the most common. Zimbabwe is a member of the United Nations, the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. The region was long inhabited by the San, and was settled by Bantu peoples around 2,000 years ago.
Common English country name: Zimbabwe; Official English country name: The Republic of Zimbabwe; Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Zimbabwean; Demonym(s): Etymology: Name of Zimbabwe; International rankings of Zimbabwe; ISO country codes: ZW, ZWE, 716; ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:ZW; Internet country code top-level ...
The country gained official independence as Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980. The government held independence celebrations in Rufaro stadium in Salisbury , the capital. Lord Christopher Soames , the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia , watched as Charles, Prince of Wales , gave a farewell salute and the Rhodesian Signal Corps played " God Save the ...
Satellite image of Zimbabwe Topography of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe's cities, main towns, selected villages and archaeological sites, rivers and its highest point. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa lying north of the Tropic of Capricorn. [1]
This article lists the heads of state of Zimbabwe from the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) of Rhodesia in 1965 to the present day. From 1965 to 1970 the head of state under the UDI was the Monarch in person of Elizabeth II , who simultaneously reigned as the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms .
Zimbabwe, a name that conjours images of sprawling savannahs, majestic wildlife, and the enigmatic ruins of an ancient city, is a country with a deeply layered past. From its precolonial prosperity and complexity to the trials of colonialism and the eventual tumult of independence and beyond, Zimbabwe's history is a profound story of resilience ...
Since gaining independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has been a member state of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and has adhered to a policy of active nonalignment. [1] Harare, capital city of Zimbabwe, hosted the 8th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1986. [2] The country hold the chairmanship of the movement between 1986 and 1989. [3]
The population of Zimbabwe has grown during the 20th century. This is in accordance with the model of a developing country with high birth rates and falling death rates, resulting in relatively high population growth rate (around 3% or above in the 1960s and early 1970s). After a spurt in the period 1980–1983 following independence, a decline ...