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== 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.

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. On November 11 1965, Rhodesian politician Ian Smith declared Rhodesia an independant nation through a unilateral declaration of independance. Initially the newly formed Rhodesian government sought to maintain reations with the British and offered Queen Eizabeth II the position of Queen of Rhodesia.