History of Zimbabwe
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Until roughly 2,000 years ago, what would become Zimbabwe was populated by ancestors of the San people. Bantu inhabitants of the region arrived and developed ceramic production in the area. A series o
Towers of Great Zimbabwe.
Southern Rhodesia stamp: princesses Elizabeth and Margaret on the 1947 royal tour of South Africa
GBP 8 worth of Zimbabwean dollars in 2003
2009 Zimbabwe $100 trillion banknote
Southern Rhodesia
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Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked, self-governing colony of the British Empire in what is today the country of Zimbabwe. The colony's territory was initially conquered and administered by the British
History of Zimbabwe
…Mapungubwe and Kingdom of Zimbabwe. In the 1880s, the British South Africa Company began its activities in the region, leading to the colonial era in Southern Rhodesia. In 1965, the colonial government declared itself independent as Rhodesia, but largely failed to secure international recognition and faced sustained…
White settlers in Southern Rhodesia, 1922
A postage stamp commemorating the royal visit of 1947
Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902), Founding chairman of the board of directors of De Beers Mining Company, funded by Nathaniel, 1st Lord Rothschild