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TitleRhodesia: Unilateral Declaration of Independence

Held atInstitute of Commonwealth Studies

Reference codeICS83

Date1964-1967

Creator
- Government of RhodesiaMore Info on CreatorLess Info on Creator
  No information was available at the time of compilation.

Scope and ContentPapers and correspondence concerning Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) under Ian Smith (11 November 1965).

NotesBritish settlement in the area now known as Zimbabwe began in the 1830s, and Cecil Rhodes' British South Africa Company assumed control in 1890s. Britain took over administration from the Company 1923 and granted self-government to white colonists. Southern Rhodesia federated in 1953 with Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland with a view to achieving independence as a unified country. The Federation dissolved 1963, and the three constituent countries pursued separate paths to independence. Britain rejected independence for the white Southern Rhodesia regime 1964, and the government unilaterally declared independence (UDI) 1965 as Rhodesia. British colonial rule was briefly reimposed in 1979 in order to achieve a settlement, and independence was granted in 1980 under black majority rule as Zimbabwe.

Conditions governing accessOpen for research. At least 24 hours notice before a research visit. However, access to individual items in the Institute of Commonwealth Studies Library archival collections may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.

Extent1 box

Finding aidsHandlist available in the Special Collections reading room. A pdf version is attached to this description. Also catalogued online (click on the "contains" icon below).

Related files

http://archives.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/resources/ICS83.pdf

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