Sir Humphrey stayed on in Rhodesia, still internationally recognised as Governor, but was eventually forced out by Smith's government, who had appointed Deputy Prime Minister Clifford Dupont as 'Officer Administering the Government' in 1965.
While Smith had sought to make Rhodesia a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Rhodesia, he later decided to sever constitutional links with Britain and make the country a republic.
President of Rhodesia Flag 1970-1979
Following a whites-only referendum in 1969, Rhodesia was declared a republic in 1970, with Dupont assuming the ceremonial office of President. Dupont was succeeded as President in 1976 by John Wrathall, who died in office in 1978. Under the Internal Settlement, which saw the a black majority government for the first time, Josiah Zion Gumede was chosen as the President of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, in 1979. However, like the UDI and the declaration of a republic before it, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia was unrecognised internationally.
Rhodesia was offered her first opportunity to join the Union of South Africa in 1910, and Charles Coghlan, who later became the first Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, attended the National Convention in Durban in 1908 as unofficial representative from Rhodesia.
The BSAC attempted to fuse the two Rhodesias - Northern and Southern - during the years immediately after the World War I, however, Southern Rhodesia was wary of the large fl population she would acquire by this move, and the scheme was finally rejected in 1917.
Rhodesia was removed from the sterling area, British exports of capital goods to Rhodesia were banned, the purchase of Rhodesian tobacco was discontinued, Rhodesia was denied access to the London capital market, the Commonwealth Sugar Agreement was terminated (insofar it affected Rhodesia), and Rhodesian passports were declared illegal documents.
President Kaunda said that although his Government could not refuse entry to other Africans, they were exercising careful control over those claiming to be refugees and that they had put restrictions on the activities of political groups.
They have done that in the belief that Rhodesia is a country whose standards are worthy of being preserved, a country where I still believe there is a chance for all the races to come together and settle their differences.
Groups for terrorist incursions into Rhodesia are issued with arms and equipment and conveyed, quite openly, in ZAPU or ZANU vehicles along one or other of the Zambian road complexes to the Rhodesian border, where they are finally instructed on methods of infiltration and briefed on their targets in Rhodesia.
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