Road to independence

In the late 19th century the British South Africa Company, founded by Cecil Rhodes, then prime minister of the Cape Colony, annexed territories south of the Zambezi in order to exploit their mineral resources. Before long, however, the white colonists wanted to free themselves from the company's authority, so in 1923 Southern Rhodesia became a British colony with an autonomous government and…

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Road to independence

In the late 19th century the British South Africa Company, founded by Cecil Rhodes, then prime minister of the Cape Colony, annexed territories south of the Zambezi in order to exploit their mineral resources. Before long, however, the white colonists wanted to free themselves from the company's authority, so in 1923 Southern Rhodesia became a British colony with an autonomous government and…

Read more →
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