New for Zimbabwe The British colony of Southern Rhodesia became
part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1953. In
1963 Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland pulled out of the
Federation, citing the extreme conditions in the Southern
Rhodesia. In 1965, Ian Smith made a Unilateral Declaration of
Independence. Negotiations towards independence started in 1975
and independence was achieved in 1980. Image: ©2006 Alistair
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