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The Union Jack is lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia becomes Zimb

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30 Sep 2019

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  1. 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
  2. 02https://www.vdiest.nl/
  3. 03https://www.andibradley.com/

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, April 13). The Union Jack is lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia becomes Zimb. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081805

South African History Online (2012) 'The Union Jack is lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia becomes Zimb', South African History Online, 13 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081805 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).

South African History Online, The Union Jack is lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia becomes Zimb [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081805, (accessed 30 July 2026).

"The Union Jack is lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia becomes Zimb." South African History Online, 13 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081805. Accessed 30 July 2026.

South African History Online. "The Union Jack is lowered for the last time in Africa on this day when the embattled ex-British colony of Rhodesia becomes Zimb." South African History Online. April 13, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081805.

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