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What was the republic of Zambia originally?
Northern Rhodesia became the Republic of Zambia.
What was the original name for Zambia?
Southern Rhodesia.Zambia was Northern RhodesiaThe former name of Zambia is Northern Rhodesia. On 24 October 1964, the country gained independence from the United Kingdom and Zambia became its official name.
What was the British name for Zambia?
The British called it Northern Rhodesia.
What country in southern Africa used to be called Rhdesia?
There used to be a Northern and Southern Rhodesia. After the independence of Zambia (Northern Rhodesia), Southern Rhodesia was referred to as Rhodesia. Today it is Zimbabwe.
What was the former name of Zambia?
Zambia was formerly known as Northern Rhodesia, as a British colony.
What was the republic of Zambia?
Northern Rhodesia
What was Zambia known as?
Northern Rhodesia
What is Northern Rhodesia called today?
The British colony known as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland included Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland. Northern Rhodesia became Zambia and Nyasaland became Malawi after dissolution on December 31, 1963. Southern Rhodesia became Rhodesia in 1965 and then became Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979 and finally became Zimbabwe in 1980.
What colony was Zambia was in?
Zambia was Northern Rhodesia, a colony of Great Britain.
What do we call Rhodesia today?
Northern Rhodesia is now Zambia. Southern Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.
What was the country of Zimbabwe called beforen 1980?
Rhodesia. However, up unitl independence, when Zambia was still known as Northern Rhodesia, Rhodesia was then known as Southern Rhodesia. Prior to that N. Rhodesia (Zambia), S. Rhodeisa (Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (Malawi) were part of the Central African Federation.
What is rhodesia today?
There is no "New Rhodesia" , nor has there ever been. Zambia was previously Northern Rhodesia.
