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  Rhodesia
Rhodesia (after Cecil Rhodes) is the former name of the region of Africa corresponding to modern-day Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia) and Zambia (Northern Rhodesia).
In 1961, faced with the independence of African states, Great Britain attempted to create the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland[?], which consisted of the current nations of Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi which at the time were called Southern Rhodesia[?], Northern Rhodesia[?] and Nyasaland respectivelu.
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved on January 1, 1964 upon the independence of Malawi and Zambia.
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 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation was dissolved on 31 December 1963, and Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland gained independence in 1964 as Zambia and Malawi respectively.
Rhodesia reached an impasse between the governments of Southern Rhodesia and the United Kingdom, leading the white minority regime to declare its Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) on 11 November 1965.
The illustration in Znamierowski for the G-G of the Federation of Rhodesian and Nyasaland is incorrect.
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 Malawi historical flags
Nyasaland (1953 - 1963) - constituent territory of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
In 1953 Nyasaland, along with Northern and Southern Rhodesia, became part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Federal blue ensign was flown in the Colony, alongside the Union Jack.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 and 1963 and ceased to be used once Nyasaland gained independence on 6 July 1964 as the self-governing state of Malawi.
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 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a semi-independent state in southern Africa that existed from 1953 to the end of 1963, comprising the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland protectorates.
A Federation was intended to curtail the decisively larger European population of Southern Rhodesia's domination of the property and income-qualified franchise, one that excluded the vast majority of Africans.
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 Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
RHODESIA AND NYASALAND, FEDERATION OF [Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of] SE Africa, 1953-63, composed of the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Under an appointed governor-general, the federal government handled external affairs, defense, currency, intercolonial relations, and federal taxes for its constituent members, which, however, retained most of their former legislative structure.
The Africans, fearing continued domination by the whites, demonstrated (1960-61) against the federation, and in 1962 there was a strong movement for its dissolution, particularly from the new African-dominated regime of Northern Rhodesia.
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 Rhodesia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Rhodesia (after Cecil Rhodes) is the former name of a British colony in Africa governed by a white minority.
In 1953 faced with the independence of African the United Kingdom attempted to create the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland which consisted of the current nations Zimbabwe Zambia and Malawi which at the time were called Southern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland respectively.
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was on January 1 1964 upon the independence of Malawi and Zambia.
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 Wikinfo | Rhodesia
Rhodesia (after Cecil Rhodes) is the former name of the African country of Zimbabwe.
At an earlier period, the name "Rhodesia" was used to refer to a larger region that corresponds to both Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia) and Zambia (Northern Rhodesia).
In 1953, faced with the independence of African states, the United Kingdom attempted to create the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which consisted of the current nations of Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Malawi which at the time were called Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland respectively.
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 Zimbabwe: Historical flags
The issue of a flag for Southern Rhodesia was resolved once the territory became part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and a new flag adopted on 7 September 1953.
In 1953 Southern Rhodesia became part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Federal blue ensign was flown in the Colony, alongside the Union Jack.
Rhodesia (having dropped the "Southern") wanted independence on the same lines but the British Government refused on the basis that not enough was being done regarding the political advancement of the African population.
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 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also called Central African Federation was created in 1953, embracing the colony of Southern Rhodesia and the territories of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
The Federation was ended on 31 Dec 1963, and Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland gained independence in 1964 as Zambia and Malawi.
Southern Rhodesia and the protectorate of Nyasaland; A Governor-General was appointed in addition to the Governor of the three constituent territories.
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 Zimbabwe : Air Force flags
The national insignia of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, created in September 1953, was basically a British roundel with three vertical assegai spears superimposed upon it.
Following the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 31 December 1963, the name of the air force was not changed but the roundel and flag were changed to display a SINGLE assegai extending vertically across the entire width of the roundel.
With the break-up of the Federation in December 1963, the national insignia of was revised to feature a roundel with a thinner white ring and a single large assegai spear instead of the previous three small spears.
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 Regiments and Corps of Central Africa: An Introductory Overview
Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland formed the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 3 September 1953 with a view to becoming independent as a single entity.
The federation army consisted of the Nyasaland battalions (1st and 2nd) of the King's African Rifles, the Royal Rhodesia Regt (with battalions in both Rhodesias) the Northern Rhodesia Regiment and the Rhodesian African Rifles in Southern Rhodesia.
Federation national service was introduced in 1955 for all whites, who served in Territorial Force battalions of The Royal Rhodesia Regt.
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 Rhodesian Insurgency - Part 1
Roads: a legacy of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was high standard tar roads on the main trunk routes.
However, Rhodesia as a COIN model is an anachronism, simply because the spectacle of a quarter of a million white people trying to retain political dominance over 5-6 million is unlikely to reoccur in the near future in Africa.
Smith's response was to hold a referendum on the issue and to convene an indaba of tribal chiefs and headmen, arguing that, as eight of ten Africans lived in the tribal areas and as the membership of the African nationalist parties had been concentrated in the towns, the chiefs reflected tribal opinion.
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 Northern Rhodesia (Zambia pre-independence)
Northern Rhodesia (1953 - 1963) - constituent territory of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Northern Rhodesia joined with neighbouring Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland to form the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in September 1953.
This flag continued to be used by the Governor of Northern Rhodesia when the Protectorate became one of the constituent territories of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 and 1963, and ceased to be used once Northern Rhodesia gained independence on 24 October 1964 as the Republic of Zambia.
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 Marulians of the World
After the break-up of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (when Southern Rhodesia joined the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 - 1963) Northern Rhodesia became the independent republic of Zambia and Nyasaland became Malawi under African leadership during 1964.
Rhodesia (having dropped the "Southern") wanted independence on the same lines but the British Government refused on the basis that not enough was being done regarding the political advancement of the Africans.
Rhodesia declared herself a republic on 2 March 1970, an act again not recognised by the UK which maintained it "legally" had control although de facto this was not the case.
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 Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a semi-independent state in southern Africa that existed from 1953 to the end of 1963, comprising the former British protectorates of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland.
Originally, the Federation was intended to be a perpetual entity, but ultimately the Federation crumbled because the Black African nationalists wanted a greater share of power than the white-dominated settler population were willing to concede.
The Federation collapsed (officially on 31 December 1963), when Northern Rhodesia gained independence from the United Kingdom as the new nation of Zambia and Nyasaland gained independence as the new nation of Malawi.
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 Operation AGILA, Rhodesia
Rhodesia supplied more troops per head of population than any other country in the British Empire and understandably felt that they had paid for their own country (Rhodesia) in blood and sorrow, on behalf of the Mother Country.
1953 saw the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and this was to last some ten years and upon its demise it looked very much to the white Rhodesians as if Britain was intent on handing the country directly over to fl majority rule, without any safeguards for the white minority.
In April 1979 an election was held in Rhodesia in which 63 percent of the fl population voted, and on the 1 June 1979, Bishop Able Muzorewa was sworn in as the first fl Prime Minister of Rhodesia.
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 AllRefer.com - Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of (Southern African History) - Encyclopedia
Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of, Southern African History
Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Federation of, SE Africa, 1953–63, composed of the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
The Africans, fearing continued domination by the whites, demonstrated (1960–61) against the federation, and in 1962 there was a strong movement for its dissolution, particularly from the new African-dominated regime of Northern Rhodesia.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/RhodNyas.html   (293 words)

  
 WHKMLA : History of Nyasaland, 1939-1964
Educational institutions were insufficient in number and equipment; the British administration invested little in the infrastructure, as it was keen to balance the colony's revenues and expenses.
In 1953, the British Colonial Office decided to establish the FEDERATION OF RHODESIA AND NYASALAND, with it's seat of administration in Harare (modern Zimbabwe), a measure which was described in 1949 as "desired by the European population, resented by the Asiatic and native population" (SEAYb 1949 p.873).
In 1963, the federation was dissolved; in 1964, independence declared.
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 Rhodesia Military Police
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a federated territory in central Africa, created in 1953, that belonged to the United Kingdom (UK).
In 1964, Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi and Northern Rhodesia gained independence as Zambia.
On 1st January 1964 the Southern Rhodesia Corps of Military Police was formed, and in 1967 was renamed the Rhodesian Corps of Military Police.
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 TDS; Passports, Visas, Travel Documents
In 1883, a consul of the British Government was accredited to the "Kings and Chiefs of Central Africa," and in 1891, the British established the Nyasaland Protectorate (Nyasa is the Yao word for "lake").
During the 1950s, pressure for independence increased when Nyasaland was joined with Northern and Southern Rhodesia in 1953 to form the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved on December 31, 1963, and Malawi became a fully independent member of the Commonwealth (formerly the British Commonwealth) on July 6, 1964.
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 AFROL Background Malawi National Archives
Through a series of laws, this new institution was later to collect and preserve the records of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
The federal government thus acquired, together with various other assets, the records of the territorial records centres created in Nyasaland and the two Rhodesias.
On the dissolution of the federation, the Federal National Archives Act became obsolete.
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 Northern Rhodesia (Zambia pre-independence)
This flag continued to be used by the Governor of Northern Rhodesia when the Protectorate became one of the constituent territories of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland between 1953 and 1963, and ceased to be used once Northern Rhodesia gained independence on 23 October 1964 as the Republic of Zambia.
These Arms were found in the fly of a Blue Ensign which was used as the flag of the colony until Northern Rhodesia joined with neighbouring Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland to form the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland on 7 September 1953.
The Governor of Northern Rhodesia flew a British Union Flag charged in the centre, on a white roundel, with the Arms of the colony within a green garland of laurel.
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 Aspects Of Rhodesia And Southern Rhodesia
He was forced to resign in 1896 due to implication in the Jameson raid after which he devoted himself to the development of the territory that bears his name.
Considered by most philatelists to be the most attractive issue of Southern Rhodesia, this set was also short-lived and abandoned on the formation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
There is an airgraph sent from Southern Rhodesia to the United Kingdom with the envelope in which it was delivered, a 1957 Royal Visit commemorative envelope, misdirected letters and a cover to the island of Saint Helena in 1935 which did not seem to fit in earlier.
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 BU Libraries | African Studies Library | Maps
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: Map of Relative Humidity
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Northern Rhodesia 1225B1
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland - Southern Rhodesia/Northern Rhodesia
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 Rhodesia (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhodesia refers primarily to two land-locked regions in southern Africa named, by British colonizers, after Cecil Rhodes, separated by a natural border provided by the Zambezi River.
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland—Territory of Northern Rhodesia—1953–1964;
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland—Territory of Southern Rhodesia—1953–1963;
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