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Zimbabwe was colonised in 1969 during the "Summer of Love " by Boyz II Men. However, the popular RnB group soon grew weary of the mundane duties required to run a country and so in 1980 sold the fledgling nation to Robert Mugabe for a nickel, a Grammy and horse named Shoe.
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodesia was a British colony named after Cecil Rhodes.
Matebeleland, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe used to be called Southern Rhodesia and Zambia was Northern Rhodesia.
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Rhodesia, named after Cecil Rhodes, gained it's independence on November 11 1965 and reverted to it's former name Zimbabwe.
Southern Rhodesia, named for Cecil Rhodes
Rhodesia, which eventually became modern day Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Yes Cecil John Roads was buried on a hill called Malindidzimu located in Zimbabwe Bulawayo at Matopos Hills.
It was called "Rhodesia", after Cecil Rhodes.
Zimbabwe.
The first action towards the colonization of Zimbabwe was the Rudd Concession, which was pushed through by Cecil Rhodes in 1888. Once the British were mining in Zimbabwe, the order to take control was passed, which allowed British Officers to invade and take over.
Cecil Rhodes (who later had Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe - named after him) is probably the most famous.