Southern Rhodesia

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:region
gptkbp:area 390,757 square kilometers
gptkbp:bordered_by gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:Zambia
gptkb:Botswana
gptkbp:capital Salisbury
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Rhodesian_Bush_War
gptkbp:cultural_influence British culture
African cultures
gptkbp:currency Rhodesian pound
gptkbp:demographics predominantly white settler population
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1980
gptkbp:economy Agriculture-based
gptkbp:education_system British-style education
gptkbp:established 1923
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Southern_Rhodesia
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Zambezi_River
gptkb:Great_Rift_Valley
gptkbp:government_type self-governing colony
gptkbp:healthcare Colonial healthcare system
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Unilateral_Declaration_of_Independence_(1965)
gptkbp:historical_period Colonial period
Post-colonial period
gptkbp:historical_significance Colonial rule in Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Southern Rhodesia
gptkbp:independence gptkb:Zimbabwe
gptkbp:international_recognition Limited recognition
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Ian_Smith
gptkbp:major_city gptkb:Bulawayo
gptkb:Masvingo
Gweru
Kwekwe
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:Ian_Smith
gptkb:Robert_Mugabe
gptkb:Mugabe's_government
gptkb:Joshua_Nkomo
gptkb:Herbert_Chitepo
gptkbp:notable_products gptkb:tobacco
gptkb:animals
gptkb:Cotton
Maize
gptkbp:official_language English
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Rhodesia
gptkbp:population approximately 4 million (1970s)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_South_Africa_Company
gptkbp:sport gptkb:rugby
gptkb:Cricket
gptkb:soccer
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Republic_of_Zimbabwe
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:railway
Road network
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Doris_Lessing
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4