Crown colony of Southern Rhodesia
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The Crown colony of Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British colonial territory in south-central Africa that existed from the early 20th century until it became modern-day Zimbabwe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Southern Rhodesia | 1 |
| Crown colony of Southern Rhodesia canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former British colony
ⓘ
historical political entity ⓘ self-governing colony ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Bechuanaland Protectorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyasaland NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | coat of arms of Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialAdministrationSeat | Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialGovernorTitle | Governor of Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| colonialRelationship | self-governing but under British sovereignty ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency |
Rhodesian pound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Rhodesian pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagUsed | flag of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Republic of Rhodesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ Zimbabwe-Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | self-governing British colony ⓘ |
| headOfState | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Crown colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | Legislative Assembly of Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Southern Africa
ⓘ
south-central Africa ⓘ |
| mainEthnicGroup |
European settlers of British origin
ⓘ
Ndebele people NERFINISHED ⓘ Shona people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Bulawayo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorState | Republic of Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cecil Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Empire
ⓘ
British colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| precededBy |
British South Africa Company administration in Southern Rhodesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Company rule in Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Zimbabwe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| region | south-central Africa ⓘ |
| shortName | Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | self-governing colony under British Crown ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem | English common law ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Salisbury
this entity surface form:
British Southern Rhodesia