Question

How did Rhodesia differ from all other African nations that declared independence in the 1960s?

A. It achieved independence through peaceful means.
B. It was able to build a stable democratic government.
C. It quickly became engulfed in civil war.
D. It declared independence in order to preserve white minority rule.

Answer 1

The Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) was a statement adopted by the Cabinet of Rhodesia on 11 November 1965, announcing that Rhodesia, a British territory in southern Africa that had governed itself since 1923, now regarded itself as an independent sovereign state.