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Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Southern Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western
Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902)
The Legislative Assembly with Colonial Secretary Arthur Creech Jones (far right) in 1949
Lord Passfield
1953 stamps of Northern Rhodesia marking the birth centennial of Cecil Rhodes
The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation, was a colonial federation that consisted of three southern African territories: the self-governing British colon
Northern Rhodesia
…association to include Nyasaland. This was intended to protect Africans in Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland from discriminatory Southern Rhodesian laws. The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland formed in 1953 was intensely unpopular among the vast African majority and its formation hastened calls for majority rule. As a result of this pressure…
Federation five-pound note (1961)
Rhodesia and nyasaland d 30 1955