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Republic of Rhodesia (view source)
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The '''Republic of Rhodesia''' was an semi-recognized country 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 Independace (UDI) on Novemeber 11, 1965. After 1980 Rhodesia became [[Zimbabwe]].
The '''Republic of Rhodesia''' was an semi-recognized country 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 Independace (UDI) on Novemeber 11, 1965. After 1980 Rhodesia became [[Zimbabwe]].
== Independance ==
== Independance ==
Although the Southern Rhodesian colonists were urging [[Great Britain]] to grant them indepedance since the early 1960s, Parliament and British law-makers refused to grant them their freedom. The Southern Rhodesian people were essentially forced to take extreme action.