Welcome back to the Rhodesia series! This time – and sorry for the wait – we’re back with the Rhodesian Road to Independence, leading us right up to the 11th of November, where we’ll pick up next time.
Most of you will be new to this subject. I’ve left a glossary and a cast of characters down below to help out a little bit with terms or people that may be unfamiliar.
I have begun uploading content exclusively for Paid Subs to give something back. I recently uploaded a Brief History of South Africa, a History of Operation Dingo and a History of The Selous Scouts. I will also be uploading a bibliographical essay going over all of my sources for this series which will essentially be a mega book review covering dozens of books on Rhodesia.
There is much more to come after Rhodesia, of course, too.
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Cast
Alec Douglas-Home – Conservative Prime Minister 1963-1964
Andrew Skeen – Rhodesian High Commissioner to Britain 1965
Antonio Salazar – Prime Minister of Portugal 1932-1968
Arthur Bottomley – Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 1964-1966
Clifford Dupont – Rhodesian Head of State, ‘Officer Administrating the Government’ 1965-1970, President from 1970-1975
Duncan Sandys – Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 1960-1964 and Secretary of State for the Colonies 1962-1964
Edgar Whitehead – Prime Minister of Rhodesia 1958-1962
Garfield Todd – Extremely liberal Prime Minister of Rhodesia 1953-1958. Ousted by his own party, went on to work with the African Nationalist terrorists.
Harold MacMillan – British Prime Minister 1957-1963, arch-decoloniser, dismantled the Federation and betrayed the Rhodesians.
Hastings Banda – Leading African Nationalist in Nyasaland (Malawi), went on to become Prime Minister then President of Zambia from 1966-1994.
Harold Wilson – Labour Prime Minister, 1964-1970 and 1974-1976. Staunch opponent of Rhodesian independence and serial timewaster.
Humphrey Gibbs – Governor of Rhodesia
Ian Smith – Rhodesia’s most famous son. WW2 hero and later Prime Minister of Rhodesia, the only White post-UDI PM.
Joshua Nkomo – Chairman of the Rhodesian ANC, founder of the National Democratic Party and founder of ZAPU. The key figure in African Nationalism until Mugabe rose to prominence.
Kenneth Kaunda – Leading African Nationalist in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), went on to become President of Zambia from 1964-1991.
Ndabaningi Sithole – Founder of ZANU.
Robert Mugabe – Rising star of African Nationalism, member of ZAPU and then ZANU after the split.
Roy Welensky – The Driving force behind the creation and continuation of the Federation, second Prime Minister of the Federation. Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1956-1963.
Winston Field – Prime Minister of Rhodesia 1962-1964, the first Rhodesian Front PM, picked due to being more ‘establishment’.
Glossary
Bulawayo – Rhodesia’s second city.
Federation – The Federation of Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Lusaka – Capital of Northern Rhodesia (then Zambia from 1964).
Mashona – The largest native group in Rhodesia, based in the north-east .
Matabele – Former rulers of Rhodesia, the second largest native group in the country.
Salisbury – Capital of Southern Rhodesia.
UDI – Universal Declaration of Independence
ZANU – Zimbabwe African National Union, Nationalist party, split from ZAPU due to leadership disputes. Sithole was the President, Mugabe the Secretary-General.
ZAPU – Zimbabwe African People’s Union, Nationalist party, founded by Joshua Nkomo.
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