Zimbabwe was known as Southern Rhodesia before 1980.
The country formerly known as Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.
Zambia was formerly known as Northern Rhodesia, as a British colony.
The British Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia is now the Republic of Zambia.Southern Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.
Their name is derived from rocks because Zimbabwe is a rocky country Zimbabwe actual means "land of rocks"
The nation of Zimbabwe was formerly known as Rhodesia.
Zimbabwe used to be called Southern Rhodesia and Zambia was Northern Rhodesia.
Zimbabwe was previously known as Southern Rhodesia
Zimbabwe. Harare was formerly known as Salisbury during the Colonial and UDI era, when the country was known as Rhodesia.
Rhodesia. However, up unitl independence, when Zambia was still known as Northern Rhodesia, Rhodesia was then known as Southern Rhodesia. Prior to that N. Rhodesia (Zambia), S. Rhodeisa (Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (Malawi) were part of the Central African Federation.
Harare, Zimbabwe, was formerly known as Salisbury, Rhodesia. The original city of Salisbury is located in southern England, in the United Kingdom. There are also cities named Salisbury in Maryland and North Carolina in the United States.
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The British colony known as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland included Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland. Northern Rhodesia became Zambia and Nyasaland became Malawi after dissolution on December 31, 1963. Southern Rhodesia became Rhodesia in 1965 and then became Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979 and finally became Zimbabwe in 1980.