Following independence in 1980, Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) began renaming cities, towns and streets, in an attempt to eradicate symbols of British colonialism and white minority rule, starting in 1982, on the second anniversary of independence. The capital Salisbury, which had been named after the British Prime Minister, the 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, was renamed Harare, after the Shona chief Neharawa. Other place names were simply new transliterations, to reflect the correct African pronunciation, hence Gwelo became Gweru. Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search National motto: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin: May she be worthy of the name} Official language English. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Most Honourable Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, KG, GCVO, PC (3 February 1830–22 August 1903), known as Lord Robert Cecil before 1865 and as Viscount Cranborne from 1865 until 1868, was a British statesman and Prime Minister. ... Harare (formerly Salisbury), estimated population 5,480,645 (2004), is the capital of Zimbabwe. ... Transliteration in a narrow sense is a mapping from one system of writing into another. ...

New names from 1982 (Pre-1982 names in italics).

Salisbury - Harare

Gatooma - Kadoma

Que Que - Kwekwe

Wankie - Hwange

Umtali - Mutare

Fort Victoria - Masvingo

Essexvale - Esigodini

Selukwe - Shurugwi

Hartley - Chegutu

Enkeldoorn - Chivhu

Melsetter - Chimanimani

Gwelo - Gweru

Sinoia - Chinhoyi

Shabani - Zvishavane

Marandellas - Marondera

Matopos - Matobo

The country's second largest city, Bulawayo was unaffected, as were the towns of Beitbridge, Colleen Bawn and West Nicholson, despite their European origins. The names of suburbs in Harare, such as Borrowdale, Rotten Row, Rietfontein, Tynwald, and Mount Pleasant also remained unchanged. An exception was Harari, which was renamed Mbare. The City of Bulawayo is highlighted in this map of Zimbabwe. ... Jump to: navigation, search Beitbridge is a town of Zimbabwe, 321km south of Bulawayo. ... Jump to: navigation, search West Nicholson is a town in the province of South Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

Street names were also changed, with names of British colonists such as Cecil Rhodes being replaced with those of Zimbabwean nationalist leaders, such as Josia Tongogara, Simon Muzenda, and Leopold Takawira, as well as Robert Mugabe, whose name appears on street signs as frequently as that of Rhodes once did. Other streets have been named after leaders of neighbouring countries, such as Samora Machel of Mozambique, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia and Nelson Mandela of South Africa. Others have a general pan-African nationalist theme, such as Africa Unity Square, formerly Cecil Square. Jump to: navigation, search A street name is an identifying name given to a street or road. ... Cecil John Rhodes (July 5, 1853 – March 26, 1902) was an English businessman and the effective founder of the state of Rhodesia (which was named after him). ... He is a Zimbabwean Hero who led Robert Mugabes Zanla Forces to independence in 1980. ... Simon Vengai Muzenda (October 28, 1922 – September 20, 2003) was a Shona from the Karanga group, a Zimbabwean politician who served as a deputy prime minister and vice president under president Robert Mugabe, a Shona Zezeru. ... Jump to: navigation, search Robert Gabriel Mugabe (born February 21, 1924) has been the head of government in Zimbabwe, first as Prime Minister and later as first executive President, since 1980. ... US President Reagan and President Samora Machel of Mozambique Samora Moisés Machel (September 29, 1933 - October 19, 1986) was President of Mozambique from 1975 until he died eleven years later, when his presidential aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain where the borders of Mozambique, South Africa and Swaziland converge. ... Jump to: navigation, search Julius Nyerere on Time Magazine Mar. ... Kenneth David Kaunda (born April 28, 1924) was the first President of Zambia (1964–1991). ... Jump to: navigation, search Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, (born July 18, 1918), was the first democratically elected President of South Africa, having previously been a prominent anti-apartheid activist there. ...

While these changes have had general acceptance, except among some whites, a more controversial practice has been the recent renaming of schools after Robert Mugabe, prompting accusations of a personality cult. Adolf Hitler built a strong cult of personality, based on the Führerprinzip. ...

The name of the country has also changed three times, firstly from Southern Rhodesia to Rhodesia in 1964, to Zimbabwe Rhodesia in 1979, and finally to Zimbabwe in 1980. Southern Rhodesia was the name of the African country of Zimbabwe when still a colony of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search National motto: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin: May she be worthy of the name} Official language English. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Zimbabwe Rhodesia was the (largely unrecognised) name of Zimbabwe during 1979, adopted by Rhodesia soon after an Internal Settlement between the white minority Rhodesian Government led by Ian Smith and small, moderate African nationalist parties not involved in the war that had been raging in the country since 1977. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...