Southern Rhodesia

Southern Rhodesia was the a self-governing British colony in southern Africa. It existed at various times during the 20th century. It covered territory north of the Limpopo River and south of the Zambezi River.

Southern Rhodesia
1923–1953 1963–1965 1979–1980
Top Flag (1924–1964) Bottom Flag (1964–1965) Coat of arms
Anthem: God Save the Queen
Location of Southern Rhodesia in southern Africa.
Status	Self-governing British colony
Capital	Salisbury
Common languages	English (official) Shona and Sindebele widely spoken, some Afrikaans
Government	Self-governing Crown colony
Governor
• 1923–1928	Sir John Robert Chancellor
• 1959–1969b	Sir Humphrey Gibbs
• 1979–1980	Lord Soames
Premier / Prime Minister
• 1923–1927	Sir Charles Coghlan
• 1933–1953	Sir Godfrey Huggins
• 1964–1979	Ian Smith
History
• BSAC charter signed	1889
• Self-governing colony	1 October 1923 (1923)
• Federation	1953–1963
• UDI	11 November 1965
• Republic declared	3 March 1970
• Zimbabwe Rhodesia	1 June 1979
• Independence	17 April 1980
Area
1904	372,518 km2 (143,830 sq mi)
Population
• 1904	605764
Currency	Southern Rhodesian pound Rhodesian pound Rhodesian dollar
Preceded by Succeeded by Company rule in Rhodesia Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Zimbabwe Rhodesia Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia Zimbabwe
Position not recognised by the Rhodesian government after 2 March 1970 Position not recognised by Rhodesian Government after 11 November 1965