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Rhodesian Bush War

The geopolitical situation of the war after the independence of Angola and Mozambique in 1975. Rhodesia itself is shown in green, South Africa is coloured blue and other nations, friendly to the nationalist guerrillas, are shown in red.
Military Conflict
ConflictRhodesian Bush War
a.k.a.
Second Chimurenga
Date1964 � 1979
LocationRhodesia
ResultLancaster House Agreement, majority rule introduced
Rhodesia (1964 � June 1979)
Zimbabwe Rhodesia (June � December 1979)
FROLIZI (1978 � 1979)
Supported by:
South Africa
Portugal (1964 � 1974)
ZANLA (ZANU)
ZIPRA (ZAPU)
FROLIZI (October 1971 � 1978)
Supported by:
Mozambique FRELIMO
Umkhonto we Sizwe
Zambia
Soviet Union
China
Cuba
East Germany
Rhodesia Ian Smith
Rhodesia P. K. van der Byl
Rhodesia Peter Walls
Zimbabwe Rhodesia Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole (1978 � 1979)
James Chikerema (1978 � 1979)
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Mozambique Samora Machel
Ndabaningi Sithole (1964 � 1978)
Herbert Chitepo
Josiah Tongogara
Edgar Tekere
Solomon Mujuru
Joe Slovo
Around 30,000 fatalities of which 7 � 8 percent (c. 2,000+) from the Rhodesian security forces; the remainder, insurgents and civilians.

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The Rhodesian Bush War-also known as the Second Chimurenga-was a civil war in the former country of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) fought from July 1964 to 1979. The Rhodesian government under Ian Smith and Zimbabwe-Rhodesian government under Abel Muzorewa fought against Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe African National Union and Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union. The war and its subsequent settlement ultimately led to the implementation of universal suffrage, the end of the white minority ruled Rhodesia and the short-lived government of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, and resulted in the creation of the Republic of Zimbabwe under the leadership of Prime Minister Robert Mugabe.


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