Brief History of Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe is a land locked country, and is located in South-Central part of the African continent. Harare is the capital city of Zimbabwe. It was founded in 1890 as "Salisbury" in honor of British Prime Minister Lord Salisbury. The name was changed to Harare in 1982, being named after the Shona Chieftain. Zimbabwe’s population growth rate is the second highest in the world. The population of Harare alone is around 1,600,000, which makes it the largest city in Zimbabwe. The motto of Zimbabwe is “Unity, Freedom, Work ”.

Some major events in Zimbabwe's go all the way back to 700 AD. In 700 AD, The Arabian's and Persian's traded with ivory, rhino, horn, gold, shells and slaves. In 1888, The ruler, signed an agreement that granted mineral rights to the British South African Company. In 1923, Southern Rhodesia became a self-governing British Colony. In 1953, Great Britain set up the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, which included Northern and Southern Rhodesia as territories. In 1964, the federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was dissolved. Northern Rhodesia became Zambia and Southern...

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