Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence
1965 · Event
Ian Smith's white-minority government breaks from Britain rather than accept majority rule; Wilson rules out force and imposes sanctions he predicts will work 'within weeks rather than months'.
On these timelines: The Decolonisation of Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, British Empire, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
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- Ghanaian independence (1957)
- Congo Crisis / Assassination of Lumumba (1960)
- The Organisation of African Unity founded (1963)
- Wind of Change speech (1960)
- Portugal's African empire ends (1975)
- Lumumba's independence day speech (1960)
- Tanganyika becomes independent (1961)
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- Suez Crisis (1956)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Six-Day War (1967)
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- The Beatles (1960)