title: 1880s in Zimbabwe
text: # 1880s in Zimbabwe
  
  ## 1888
  
  * 11 February - Matabeleland is declared a British South Africa Company protectorate but this is not recognized by the Ndebele
  * 30 October - Britain renames the region Zambesia
  
  ## 1889
  
  * 29 October - Mashonaland is declared a British South Africa Company protectorate
  