I'm not sure, but you may have this backward, Rhodesia which was a British colony became Zimbabwe in 1980. I'm not sure, but you may have this backward, Rhodesia which was a British colony became Zimbabwe in 1980.
Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British colony that was known as Rhodesia in 1965 after its Unilateral Declaration of Independence. Since 1980 it has been called Zimbabwe.
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Apparently it was called Charmin before Cushelle.
It had no official name before Rhodesia.
It was first Southern Rhodesia, then Rhodesia.
It was called "Rhodesia", after Cecil Rhodes.
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The name Zambia had before independence was Northern Rhodesia. The territory has had various names as the Colonial boundaries shifted around (it was part of Nyasaland at one point) - but Northern Rhodesia is probably the answer you want.
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Zimbabwe was known as Southern Rhodesia before 1980.
Zimbabwe was called Rhodesia before independence
There is no "New Rhodesia" , nor has there ever been. Zambia was previously Northern Rhodesia.
Yes, before independence, it was Northern Rhodesia.
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Northern Rhodesia is now Zambia. Southern Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.