13 April 1964
Appointment as Prime Minister of Rhodesia
Smith becomes Prime Minister of Rhodesia after succeeding Winston Field.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Salisbury in Zimbabwe. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Smith becomes Prime Minister of Rhodesia after succeeding Winston Field.
Smith's government issues a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain.
Smith declares independence under white minority rule, prompting international sanctions.
Smith's government rejects the settlement terms discussed aboard HMS Tiger.
Dupont becomes the first President of the Republic of Rhodesia.
Smith's government proclaims Rhodesia a republic outside the Commonwealth.
Wrathall becomes President of Rhodesia after Clifford Dupont leaves office.
Smith accepts transition to majority rule within two years.
Smith prepares elections under the Internal Settlement without Patriotic Front participation.
Smith signs an agreement creating an interim biracial administration and majority-rule elections.
Gumede becomes ceremonial President under the Internal Settlement constitution.
Muzorewa becomes Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia after the Internal Settlement election.
Muzorewa forms the government created by the Internal Settlement election.
Muzorewa's administration ends as Britain resumes authority before independence elections.
British authority is restored, ending the constitutional order created by UDI.
Mugabe forms a ZANU-PF-led government following the supervised election.
Mugabe returns to campaign in the British-supervised independence election.
Mugabe returns from exile to campaign in the independence election.
Mugabe is appointed Prime Minister after ZANU-PF's election victory.
Mugabe is appointed Prime Minister following the election result.
ZANU-PF wins the largest share of seats in the independence election.
Mugabe begins forming Zimbabwe's first majority-rule government.
ZANU-PF wins 57 of the 80 common-roll parliamentary seats.
Banana becomes Zimbabwe's first President at independence.
Mugabe leads Zimbabwe into independence and Commonwealth membership.
Mugabe leads the first government of the independent Republic of Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe gains internationally recognised independence under Mugabe's government.
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