Zimbabwe Rhodesia

Zimbabwe Rhodesia
1979–1980
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Sit Nomine Digna (Latin) May she be worthy of the name
Anthem: "Rise, O Voices of Rhodesia" (1974–1979)
Location of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (dark green)
Status	Unrecognised state
Capital	Salisbury
Official languages	English
Common languages	Shona Sindebele
Demonym(s)	Zimbabwe Rhodesian Rhodesian
Government	Parliamentary republic
President
• 1979	Josiah Zion Gumede
Prime Minister
• 1979	Abel Muzorewa
Historical era	Cold War
• Internal Settlement	1 June 1979
• British-supervised transition period	21 December 1979
• Republic of Zimbabwe founded	18 April 1980
Currency	Rhodesian dollar
Preceded by Succeeded by Rhodesia De facto: Southern Rhodesia (1979) De jure: Zimbabwe (1980)
Today part of	Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Rhodesia (/zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ roʊˈdiːʒə, zɪmˈbɑːbwi roʊˈdiːʒə/), alternatively known as Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, also informally known as Zimbabwe or Rhodesia, was a short-lived sovereign state that existed from 1 June 1979 to 18 April 1980,^[1] though it lacked international recognition.^[2][3] Zimbabwe Rhodesia was preceded by another state named the Republic of Rhodesia and was briefly under a British-supervised transitional government sometimes referred to as a reestablished Southern Rhodesia, which according to British constitutional theory had remained the lawful government in the area after Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965. About three months later, the re-established colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted internationally-recognized independence within the Commonwealth as the Republic of Zimbabwe.