Decolonization of Africa · TURNING POINT ·
Independence of Zimbabwe (1980)
On the Decolonization of Africa map as “Harare — Zimbabwe”
18 Apr 1980 — Robert Mugabe, guerrilla leader turned prime minister, raises the flag over the former Rhodesia after the Lancaster House settlement. The land question is deferred — a time bomb set for later.
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- Rhodesia, Zimbabwe and Namibia (chapter 9 of Decolonization of Africa)
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- The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994
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