Senate of Rhodesia
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The Senate of Rhodesia was the upper chamber of the country’s bicameral legislature during the period of white-minority rule in what is now Zimbabwe.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | upper house ⓘ |
| compositionFeature |
included appointed members
ⓘ
included members selected by the white-minority government ⓘ members not directly elected by universal suffrage ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countrySuccessor | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInContext | transition to majority rule in Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | Rhodesian UDI era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Senate of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
deliberation on public policy
ⓘ
representation of minority and special interests ⓘ review of legislation passed by the House of Assembly of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| governedByConstitution | Rhodesian constitution ⓘ |
| governmentTypeContext | unrecognized state ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSuccessorInstitution | Senate of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusInternationally | not widely recognized internationally ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rhodesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| membershipBasis | racially restricted political system ⓘ |
| oversightRole | limited checks on the executive of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | dominated by white minority interests ⓘ |
| politicalIdeologyContext | institution within a white-minority regime ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | white-minority rule ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of Assembly of Rhodesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhodesian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Unilateral Declaration of Independence (Rhodesia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Legislative Council of Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | upper chamber of the Parliament of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| seat | Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatPresentDayName | Harare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of institutional structure of Rhodesian minority rule ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriodContext | late colonial and post-colonial transition in Southern Africa ⓘ |
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