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I'm not sure, but you may have this backward, Rhodesia which was a British colony became Zimbabwe in 1980. I'm not sure, but you may have this backward, Rhodesia which was a British colony became Zimbabwe in 1980.
Zimbabwe was known as Southern Rhodesia before 1980.
It was called "Rhodesia", after Cecil Rhodes.
Zimbabwe was called Rhodesia before independence
Rhodesia!
One special fact at this nation of Zimbabwe is before the fall of apartheid in South Africa, it was the nation of Rhodesia.
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One special fact at this nation of Zimbabwe is before the fall of apartheid in South Africa, it was the nation of Rhodesia.
It was first Southern Rhodesia, then Rhodesia.
No, Zimbabwe has never hosted the Olympics before. The country has never been chosen as a host for the Olympic Games.
John Traicos went on to play for Zimbabwe after the South African cricket team got banned
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.