British South Africa Police
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The British South Africa Police was, for most of its existence, the police force of Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia. It was formed as a paramilitary force of mounted infantrymen in 1889 by Cecil Rhodes
Officer's cap badge of the BSAP, c. 1965, showing the "wounded lion" device.
Marmon-Herrington armoured cars of the BSAP Reserve.
Zimbabwe Republic Police
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The Zimbabwe Republic Police is the national police force of Zimbabwe, having succeeded the British South Africa Police on 1 August 1980.
British South Africa Police
…dropped "Company's" from its name. It thereafter served as Rhodesia's regular police force, retaining its name, until 1980, when it was superseded by the Zimbabwe Republic Police, soon after the country's reconstitution into Zimbabwe in April that year. While it was in the main a law enforcement organisation, the line between…
Zimbabwe Republic Police