Rhodesian Bush War

Rhodesia ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was a country in Southern Africa that existed from 1965 to 1979. Rhodesia served as the de facto successor state to the British dominion of Southern Rhodesia following a unilateral declaration of independence issued by the ruling government. Throughout this fourteen-year period, Rhodesia faced internal conflict and political unrest. Following the Lancaster House Agreement in 1979, the territory returned to British political control and then subsequently gained internationally recognised independence as Zimbabwe in 1980.

self-governing British colony from 1923 to 1980

civil conflict in Southern Africa from 1964 to 1979

former country

Declaration of independence from the United Kingdom

United Nations Security Council resolution

1979 ceasefire agreement ending the Rhodesian Bush War, dissolving the unrecognized state Zimbabwe Rhodesia, imposing British direct rule, to be eventually replaced by a Republic of Zimbabwe

Passenger aircraft shot down in 1978

1979 aircraft incident in Zimbabwe

organization

on Rhodesia