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It was first Southern Rhodesia, then Rhodesia.

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Zimbabwe was 'Rhodesia' from 1965 until 1980. Before that, it was 'Southern Rhodesia ' from 1898 until 1965.

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Q: What was Zimbabwe once called before independence?
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Does Zimbabwe belong to another country or has it gained independence?

Zimbabwe was once the British colony of Southern Rhodesia. In 1964 the white-controlled government issued a unilateral declaration of independence and called its country simply Rhodesia. Following the resulting civil war, a settlement with the Black forces in 1979 produced an independent government with both white and black participation, and a country called Zimbabwe Rhodesia. In 1980 a transition to full majority rule and ceremonial independence from the UK was accompanied by a name change to Zimbabwe. So Zimbabwe has been fully independent since 1980, at the least.


What nation once a british colony was called rhodesia the capital is harave?

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What was the capital of Zimbabwe?

Once the Bantu settled down in present-day Zimbabwe and South Africa, they established the city of Great Zimbabwe. This became a major center for trade. It was here they hooked up with Arab traders from Swahili and traded gold, ivory, metal, and copper.


What was Mexico called aflter its independence?

It was called Nueva España before, then in the war of independence, José María Morelos y Pavón called it in the Constitución de Apatzingan, América Mexicana. Once the independence war was over, Agustín de Iturbide and other 33 members of the Suprema Junta Provisional Gubernativa sign the act of independence of the Imperio Mexicano. Mexican Empire.


Istanbul was once called?

Istanbul was once called Constantinople and before that Byzantium.


Who was Zimbabwe's name named for?

The name comes from a Shona word for Great Zimbabwe which is a ruin that was once a city in the 1400s.


What were achievements in great Zimbabwe?

Great Zimbabwe proved that Africans were able to build stone buildings and once traded with China, Egypt, and Arabia.


What nation gained its independence from sweden in 1905?

Denmark in 1523, but Sweden had been a free nation once before.


Is an asteroid a planet?

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What is the foodstuff called once you chew and swallow it before it enters the stomach and what is it called after it leaves the stomach?

Once chewed and swallowed as it goes through the esophagus into the stomach, it is called bolus. Once out of the stomach into the small intestin it is called chyme.