The nation of Zimbabwe was formerly known as Rhodesia.
Rhodesia is the old name of Zimbabwe.
The name Zambia had before independence was Northern Rhodesia. The territory has had various names as the Colonial boundaries shifted around (it was part of Nyasaland at one point) - but Northern Rhodesia is probably the answer you want.
It had no official name before Rhodesia.
Zimbabwe was called Rhodesia before independence
Zimbabwe is the new name for Northern Rhodesia.
Southern Rhodesia.Zambia was Northern RhodesiaThe former name of Zambia is Northern Rhodesia. On 24 October 1964, the country gained independence from the United Kingdom and Zambia became its official name.
Zambia was formerly known as Northern Rhodesia, as a British colony.
Rhodesia is now called Zimbabwe. It changed its name in 1980.
What used to be Southern Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.
It was created in the 1890s. Although Southern Rhodesia was called Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979 and in 1980 changed its name to Zimbabwe.
Their name is derived from rocks because Zimbabwe is a rocky country Zimbabwe actual means "land of rocks"