Southern Rhodesia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Southern Rhodesia | |||||
| Self-governing British colony | |||||
|
|||||
|
|||||
| Anthem God Save the Queen |
|||||
 |
|||||
| Capital | Salisbury | ||||
| Language(s) | English (official) Shona and Sindebele widely spoken, some Afrikaans |
||||
| Government | Self-governing Crown colony | ||||
| Governor | |||||
| - 1923–1928 | Sir John Robert Chancellor | ||||
| - 1959–1969b | Sir Humphrey Gibbs | ||||
| - 1979–1980 | Lord Soames | ||||
| Premier / Prime Minister | |||||
| - 1923–1927 | Sir Charles Coghlan | ||||
| - 1933–1953 | Sir Godfrey Huggins | ||||
| - 1964–1979 | Ian Smith | ||||
| History | |||||
| - BSAC charter signed | 1889 | ||||
| - Self-governing colony | 1 October 1923 | ||||
| - Federation | 1953–1963 | ||||
| - UDI | 11 November 1965 | ||||
| - Republic declared | 3 March 1970 | ||||
| - Zimbabwe Rhodesia | 1 June 1979 | ||||
| - Independence | 17 April 1980 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - 1904[1] | 372,518 km2 (143,830 sq mi) | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - 1904[1] est. | 605,764 | ||||
| Density | 1.6 /km2 (4.2 /sq mi) | ||||
| Currency | Southern Rhodesian pound Rhodesian pound Rhodesian dollar |
||||
Southern Rhodesia was the a self-governing British colony in southern Africa. It existed at various times during the 20th century. It covered territory north of the Limpopo River and south of the Zambezi River.
Other websites[change | change source]
- ↑ "Census of the British empire. 1901". Openlibrary.org. 1906. p. 177. https://archive.org/stream/cu31924030396067#page/n243/mode/2up. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
