Although Rhodesia's 217,000 whites (fewer than Jersey ... and put an immediate end to rebellion." A promise of U.N. intervention, with American support, would indeed cause the Rhodesians to ...

Not in Rhodesia, however. In Zambia. No sooner had British Prime Minister Harold Wilson called for a worldwide oil embargo against Rhodesia than Smith retaliated by cutting off all petroleum ...

In October 1964 Northern Rhodesia was granted independence and ... pivotal moment in African history when colonialism came to an end and nation states took responsibility for themselves.

LONDON. -- A technical loophole in the sanctions laws against Rhodesia was yesterday closed by three British Appeal Court judges. Lord Chief Justice Widgery, Lord Justice Cummings-Bruce and Mr ...