Whites in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE, formerly Rhodesia, was once ruled by a foreign-born white elite. After independence from Britain, President Robert Mugabe moved to grab the land from white farmers, some of whom had been there for generations. There was more bloodshed. These photos tell some of the story:
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Ian Smith, the former Prime Minister of Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, poses before speaking at the Oxford Union in Oxford, England, in this Oct. 26 2000 file photo. Smith, Rhodesia's last white prime minister whose attempts to resist black rule dragged Zimbabwe into isolation and civil war, died Tuesday, Nov. 200, 2007, at age 88 at a clinic in South Africa, a family friend said. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin).
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Posted: 26th, January 2013 | In: In Pictures, Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
