zimbabwe
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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.
The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:
Kingdom of Zimbabwe
Southern Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Republic of Rhodesia
Rhodesia (Great Britain)
Republic of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia
Republic of Zimbabwe
Establishment
January 1001: The Kingdom of Zimbabwe (c. 1000-1450) was a medieval Shona (Karanga) kingdom located in modern-day Zimbabwe.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
1. Events
January 1431: Nyatsimba Mutota was a warrior prince who founded the Kingdom of Mutapa in the early 15th century.
January 1451: The Kingdom of Butua was founded by the Rozvi people and ruled by King Changamire Dombo. It was a powerful state known for its skilled warriors and impressive stone architecture. The kingdom controlled trade routes and had a complex social structure.
January 1481: By 1450, the capital and most of the Zimbabwe Kingdom had been abandoned.
September 1923: In a 1922 referendum, Southern Rhodesians chose responsible government within the British Empire over incorporation into the Union of South Africa. The Company's charter was duly revoked by Whitehall in 1923, and Southern Rhodesia became a self-governing colony of Britain in October that year.
August 1953: Establishment of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which consisted of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland.
December 1963: The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland officially ended, being succeeded by British Nyasaland, Northern Rhodesia and Southern Rhodesia.
November 1965: In 1965, Rhodesia unilaterally declared itself independent under a white-dominated government led by Ian Smith.
March 1970: From 1970 Rhodesia officially became the Republic of Rhodesia.
June 1979: The Republic of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia is declared on June 1, 1979.
December 1979: The Lancaster House Agreement returned control of the country to Great Britain in preparation for the spring 1980 elections. So the country name was again Southern Rhodesia. Southern Rhodesia was a British Crown Colony from December 12, 1979 to April 17, 1980.
April 1980: Was granted independence as the Republic of Zimbabwe on April 18, 1980.
