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Rhodesia gains independence after ninety years as a British colony, taking the new name Zimbabwe. The 1972-1979 war of independ
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, April 13). Rhodesia gains independence after ninety years as a British colony, taking the new name Zimbabwe. The 1972-1979 war of independ. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081836
South African History Online (2012) 'Rhodesia gains independence after ninety years as a British colony, taking the new name Zimbabwe. The 1972-1979 war of independ', South African History Online, 13 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081836 (Accessed: 10 August 2026).
South African History Online, Rhodesia gains independence after ninety years as a British colony, taking the new name Zimbabwe. The 1972-1979 war of independ [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081836, (accessed 10 August 2026).
"Rhodesia gains independence after ninety years as a British colony, taking the new name Zimbabwe. The 1972-1979 war of independ." South African History Online, 13 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081836. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "Rhodesia gains independence after ninety years as a British colony, taking the new name Zimbabwe. The 1972-1979 war of independ." South African History Online. April 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081836.
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