Lobengula was responsible for the colonisation of Zimbabwe because he signed treaties like rudd concession
The name of Member of the House of Assembly for Lobengula constituency in Zimbabwe is Nkomo Samuel Sipepa.
Lobengula compares the British to a hungry chameleon
Lobengula, the last king of the Ndebele people in Zimbabwe, played a complex role in the colonization of the region. While he sought to maintain his kingdom's autonomy and resisted British encroachment, his signing of treaties with colonial powers, like the British South Africa Company, inadvertently facilitated their control over the land. Ultimately, the colonization of Zimbabwe was driven by broader imperial interests and not solely attributable to Lobengula's actions. His resistance efforts, though significant, were ultimately overwhelmed by the military and economic power of the colonizers.
Lobengula's father was Mzilikazi, who was the founder and king of the Ndebele Kingdom in present-day Zimbabwe. Mzilikazi played a significant role in the establishment of the Ndebele people in the region during the 19th century.
The colonisation of Southern Rhodesia (as Zimbabwe was then ) had no particular effect on other countries.
lobengula did not want war,nor was he keen to quarrel with the whites. HE was however tricked in believing that the whites had came to save him and his empire through missionaries.It is to great extend valid that Lobengula was a VICTIM OF CALCULATED DECEPTION,there was nothing he could have done to avert colonisation for it was an already drafted plan that was planned at the Berlin conference and unfortunately the Ndebele State was 'sphere of influence'.
Before colonization, Zimbabwe was known as the Kingdom of Zimbabwe, often associated with the Great Zimbabwe civilization, which thrived from the 11th to 15th centuries. After colonization by the British in the late 19th century, it was renamed Southern Rhodesia. The name changed again to Zimbabwe in 1980 when the country gained independence from British colonial rule.
loss of land,culture,traditions and language
Lobengula was born in 1845.
Lobengula apparently died of smallpox.
Lobengula died in 1894-01.
The member of parliament for Lobengula is Nkomo Samuel Sipepa.