The Prime Minister of Rhodesia (until 1963 Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia) was the head of government in the colony of Rhodesia. Rhodesia's political system was modelled on Westminster and the prime minister's role was similar to that of the same position in other countries such as Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The head of government is the leader of the government or cabinet. ... In politics and in history, a colony is a territory under the immediate political control of a geographically-distinct state (or city, in ancient times). ... This article is about the break-away colony of (Southern) Rhodesia , today Zimbabwe. ... Westminster is the name of a city that covers much of central London, located to the west of the ancient City of London, and which has been the principal seat of government in England for more than nine hundred years. ... A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi-presidential system whose duty is to execute the directives of the President and...

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. Southern Rhodesia was the name of the African country of Zimbabwe when still a colony of the United Kingdom. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in Africa, originally created in 1911 from the combination of the North West Rhodesia and North East Rhodesia areas of Rhodesia by the British South Africa Company. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a short-lived, semi-independent state in southern Africa which existed from 1953 to the end of 1963, comprised of the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia and the Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland protectorates. ... Sir Godfrey Martin Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern (July 6, 1883 - May 8, 1971) was a Rhodesian politician and physician. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Sir Roy Welensky (January 20, 1907 - December 5, 1991) was a white African politician and the second and final prime minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Prime Minister Ian Smith's government issued a Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1965. However this was not recognised abroad and after a long period of conflict the Rhodesian government agreed to revert to colonial status in 1979 in order to facilitate the introduction of Black majority rule and the creation of the independent state of Zimbabwe. During this transitional period the colony was known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. Ian Smith Ian Douglas Smith (born April 8, 1919) was the Premier of the British Crown Colony of Southern Rhodesia from April 13, 1964 to November 11, 1965 and the Prime Minister of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) from November 11, 1965 to June 1, 1979, when Rhodesia was ruled by its... A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of a newly formed or reformed independent state from a part or the whole of the territory of another, or a document containing such a declaration. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 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. ...

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