| − | The '''Republic of Rhodesia''' was a semi-recognized, government in Africa during the mid 1960s to late 1970s. The British colony, Southern Rhodesia, declared herself a nation independent of British rule by Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) on November 11, 1965. After 1980 Rhodesia became [[Zimbabwe]]. | + | The '''Republic of Rhodesia''' was a semi-recognized, government in Africa during the mid 1960s to late 1970s. The British colony, Southern Rhodesia, declared herself a nation independent of British rule by Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) on November 11, 1965. After 1980 the first Rhodesian Republic became [[Zimbabwe]]. Rhodesians who did not want to be ruled by communist terrorists and were not bound to the country because of farms or factories fled the country and proclaimed a second, white [[Republic of Rhodesia (as of 1980)|Republic of Rhodesia]] which still exists.<ref>[https://www.openpr.com/news/2333219/the-republic-of-rhodesia-is-back-a-political-sensation Press Release, July 2021]</ref><ref>Freudig, Alexander, & RANDnext March 2015 Seminary. (2015). Decisions for the Decade Game. Planning Under Deep Uncertainty: Rhodesia (Version 1). Zenodo, Geneva [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5153615 Full text]</ref> |