Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
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Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia was the colonial-era capital city of Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) and the administrative center of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Salisbury, Rhodesia | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial capital city
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former name of Harare ⓘ |
| administrativeRole |
seat of the Governor of Southern Rhodesia
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seat of the Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rhodesian Bush War (as administrative center) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
NERFINISHED
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Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| colonialContext | part of British Empire in Africa ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
center of mining administration
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hub of rail and road transport in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| federationMembership | Rhodesia and Nyasaland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerColonialNameOf | Harare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAs | fortified settlement ⓘ |
| foundedBy | British South Africa Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
commercial center of Southern Rhodesia
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seat of colonial administration ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | situated on a highveld plateau ⓘ |
| governedBy | Salisbury City Council (colonial era) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | late 19th and 20th century British colonialism in Africa ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mashonaland region
NERFINISHED
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central Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| nameChangedTo | Harare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameChangeReason | post-independence Africanization of place names ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
NERFINISHED
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
capital of self-governing British colony
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capital of unrecognized state of Rhodesia after UDI ⓘ |
| postColonialStatus | integrated into independent Zimbabwe as Harare ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Harare, Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Rhodesia and Nyasaland federation territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
administrative center of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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capital of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| servedAs |
executive center of Southern Rhodesia
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judicial center of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ legislative center of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| successorName | Harare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| transportHubFor |
air routes in central southern Africa
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railway network of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| urbanFunction | residential segregation under colonial rule ⓘ |
| urbanType | planned colonial city ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
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this entity surface form:
Salisbury, Rhodesia