Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe takes its name from the ancient walled ruins the control part of the country. A city of stone-walled buildings and ceremonial structures was built between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries. The ruins of symbol of the achievements of African cultures before an arrival of the Europeans.
Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi were British territories. The British had combined these into the Federation, of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Malawi, formerly Nyasaland was to provide a labor force. Zimbabwe, formerly Southern Rhodesia, would provide industrial strength.
In 1964, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia became independent as the separate countries of Malawi and Zambia. In 1965, the white- dominated parliament of Rhodesia declared itself independent, an illegal action under British law. Most of the people living in Rhodesia were black Africans who were not being equally represented by the white-government. Only white-dominated South Africa openly traded with the country.
In 1979, this economic pressure, combined with successes of guerrilla fighters, brought black majority rule to Rhodesia. Soon after, Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, but the long period of conflict weakened the once prosperous economy.
The Republic of Zimbabwe formerly called Rhodesia, is a landlocked country in south central Africa. It is slightly smaller in size than California Harare (formerly Salisbury,) the capital, and Bulawayo are the largest cities in Zimbabwe. | |
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