British Southern Rhodesia

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical territory
gptkbp:area 390,757 square kilometers
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Botswana
gptkbp:capital Salisbury
gptkbp:code +263
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Indigenous traditions
African_culture
British_culture
gptkbp:currency British_South_African_pound
gptkbp:dissolved 1965
gptkbp:economy Agriculture
Mining
Tourism
gptkbp:education British-style_education
gptkbp:established 1890
gptkbp:flag Flag of Southern Rhodesia
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Southern_Africa
gptkbp:governmentType Colony
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Lancaster_House_Agreement
gptkb:Rhodesian_Bush_War
Second Matabele War
World_War_II_contribution
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Colonial period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Southern Rhodesia
gptkbp:independence 1965 Unilateral Declaration of Independence
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Bulawayo
gptkbp:motto Unity, Freedom, Work
gptkbp:notableDrivers left
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ian_Smith
gptkb:Robert_Mugabe
gptkb:Cecil_Rhodes
gptkb:Joshua_Nkomo
gptkb:Herbert_Chitepo
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Southern_Rhodesia
gptkbp:population 1,000,000 (approx. 1960)
gptkbp:sport Athletics
Cricket
Hockey
Soccer
Rugby
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:timeZone gptkb:Central_Africa_Time
gptkbp:transportation Air travel
Railways
Roads