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The name "Zimbabwe" stems from a Shona term for Great Zimbabwe, a medieval city in the country's south-east.Two different theories address the origin of the word. Many sources hold that "Zimbabwe" derives from dzimba-dza-mabwe, translated from the Karanga dialect of Shona as "houses of stones" (dzimba = plural of imba, "house"; mabwe = plural of ibwe, "stone").
In May 2011, Indonesia and Zimbabwe signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a joint commission on trade and investment. [1] Indonesian business sees Zimbabwe as a potential new market in Africa. An Indonesian company has invested in the food sector in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, that produces processed poultry and beef products. [2]
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 has been officially called Zimbabwe since 1980, when its name was formally changed from Southern Rhodesia, the name given to it by the British South Africa Company in 1895. Southern Rhodesia was often simply called Rhodesia, particularly between 1964 and 1980. The name Zimbabwe Rhodesia was briefly used in 1979.
Under Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe ran a new foreign policy which operated more closely with African, Soviet and NAM states. Some white Rhodesians who have left their country following ZANU-PF coming to power have established "embassies" and offices representing a government in exile in places afar as Thailand, Iceland and London.
Delegates at the 8th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. Following Zimbabwe's independence in 1980 and country's selection to host the 8th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1986, the Yugoslav construction company Energoprojekt was selected to implement its largest project to date—the design and construction of a Congress Center and the Sheraton Hotel in Harare. [7]
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]
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 ...