The colonial history of Southern Rhodesia is considered to be a time period from the British government's establishment of the government of Southern Rhodesia on 1 October 1923, to Prime Minister Ian
A panel from the Shangani Memorial at World's View in Zimbabwe, c1905
First government after self-rule was established in 1923
First Chimurenga
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The First Chimurenga, also known as the Second Matabele War, was fought between 1896 and 1897 in the region that later became Southern Rhodesia. The conflict was initially between the British South Af
Depiction of Burnham and Armstrong after the assassination of Mlimo. Matabele warriors in hot pursuit, drawn by Frank Dadd.
Sketch by Robert Baden-Powell of a Ndebele warrior
Rhodes makes peace with the Ndebele in Matobo Hills, 1896; sketch by Baden-Powell
Baden-Powell's sketch of Chief of Scouts Burnham, Matobo Hills, 1896