Rhodesia

Rhodesian Civil war lasted from 1971-1979
In 1971, the Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe was formed to help achieve black majority rule in Rhodesia


1978, an agreement was reached on a constitution to transfer power to the black majority. The country's name was changed to Zimbabwe Rhodesia, and in the general election (April 24, 1979) Bishop Abel Muzorewa (1925-) became the country's first black prime minister when his party won more than 67 percent of the vote. However, the two powerful black nationalist factions led by Joshua Nkomo (1917-) and Robert Mugabe (1924-) denounced the agreement and the results and continued fighting. In the fall of 1979, Britain called a peace conference in London to which all African leaders were invited. Eventually a new agreement was hammered out that was acceptable to everyone. The UN economic sanctions imposed on Rhodesia since 1966 were lifted in late 1979. In elections in 1980, Mugabe was chosen prime minister, receiving almost 63 percent of the popular vote. Britain handed the reins of government to him; the new republic's name was officially shortened to Zimbabwe

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30,000 casualties in the Rhodesian/Zimbabwe civil

warhttp://www.scaruffi.com/politics/massacre.html