Everything about The Prime Minister Of Rhodesia totally explained
The
Prime Minister of Rhodesia (until
1964 Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia) was the
head of government in the
colony of
Rhodesia. Rhodesia's political system was modelled on the
Westminster system and the
prime minister's role was similar to that of the same position in other countries such as the
United Kingdom,
Canada,
Australia,
New Zealand, and at that time,
South Africa.
The British colony of
Southern Rhodesia was created on
October 1,
1923. From
1953 to 1963,
Northern Rhodesia (later
Zambia), Southern Rhodesia (later Rhodesia and then
Zimbabwe) and
Nyasaland (later
Malawi) were joined in the
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which was also known as the Central African Federation, with
Godfrey Martin Huggins as prime minister from
1953 to
1956 followed by Sir
Roy Welensky from
1956 to the federation's dissolution on
December 31,
1963. When Northern Rhodesia gained independence as
Zambia on
October 24,
1964, Southern Rhodesia changed its name to Rhodesia.
Prime Minister
Ian Smith's government issued a
Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in
1965, and he remained Prime Minister when the country was declared a
republic in
1970. Under the Internal Settlement in
1979, after a long period of conflict, the country became known as
Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, with
Abel Tendekayi Muzorewa as its first black Prime Minister.
None of these acts were recognised internationally, and under the
Lancaster House Agreement the country's government agreed to revert to colonial status in
1979 in order to facilitate the introduction of majority rule and the creation of the independent state of
Zimbabwe in
1980.
The office of Prime Minister was finally abolished in
1987, when
Robert Mugabe became executive President.
List of Premiers and Prime Ministers of Rhodesia (1923-1979)
The position of Premier became the position of Prime Minister in
1933.
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