Southern Rhodesia
British colony in Africa (1923–1980)
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Summary
Southern Rhodesia is a crown colony[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of crown colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,520 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: British Empire[3]
- Continent: Africa[4]
- Instance of: colony[5]
- Capital: Harare[6]
- Official language: English[7]
- Currency: Southern Rhodesian pound[8]
- Anthem: God Save the King[9]
- Basic form of government: constitutional monarchy[10], Herrenvolk democracy[11]
- Commons category: Southern Rhodesia[12]
- Inception: September 12, 1923[13]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: April 18, 1980[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Southern Rhodesia[15]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica[17]
- Replaces: Zimbabwe Rhodesia[18]
- Replaced by: Zimbabwe[19]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Zimbabwe[20]
- Category of associated people: Q32400237[21]
- Commonwealth Sport country code: SRH[22]
- P14541: 4Em8Hk[23]
Why It Matters
Southern Rhodesia has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]