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Why they were colonized?

After the industrial revolution Britain wanted to extend

their power as they wanted to find new trade routes and resources.

The British had control of the Cape and needed a way to send raw

materials that were discovered in Africa back to England to be

manufactured. Since Zimbabwe is close to the center of Africa

it was the ideal place to build a railway which could be used to transport

diamonds and minerals found in Africa back to England. As a result

of a short war in 1893 the land which belonged to the Ndebele people

became British land. Therefore, when news spread about the gold and

diamonds discovered in Zimbabwe lots of British men moved to

Zimbabwe in hope of becoming rich. The native people of Rhodesia

were forced to become cheap labourers/slaves for the British miners.

Colonization of Zimbabwe

Zimbabwes Views on Homosexuality

What are the issues facing the country today and why are these linked to colonisation?

Homosexuality is illegal in Zimbabwe and same-sex marriage was explicitly forbidden by Zimbabwe’s 2013 constitution. There is however a small group of underground (illegal) gay scenes in the capital city Harare and prosecutions for the crime of homosexuality remain rare. The majority of homosexuals in Zimbabwe remain in the closet due to fear of discrimination or they immigrate to south Africa were homosexuality has been legal since 1994. The former president of Zimbabwe since 1980 has actively carried out actions against LGBT people and spoken out in public against homosexuality. Therefore, when Robert Mugabe was removed from power in 2017 many LGBT activists hoped that Zimbabwe’s views and laws about homosexuality would change however there has been no change as of yet and homosexuals in Zimbabwe continue to be discriminated against and hide their sexuality.

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Economic meltdown – More than 3 million Zimbabweans live in poverty. In 2000, the country

experienced a quick and disastrous collapse in their economy. The inflation in Zimbabwe

rose to an all-time high and is currently in the triple digits.

The Zimbabwe dollar has almost no monetary value.Over the last 20 years it has lost at least

99% of its value. By 2008 the unemployment rate was 94% and nearly half of the citizen

population have left. In 2001, Mugabe’s followers invaded farms owned by white families

and seized the land as they believed it was unlawfully taken from them by the British during

colonisation. As a result, the country has experienced extreme food shortages. The economic crisis

only worsened when Zimbabwe suffered an extreme drought as most of the population are

sustainable farmers and rely on crops for survival.

Political changes - After the British left Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe a Zimbabwean politician

and revolutionary became the Prime Minister from 1980 to 1987.He was then elected

as president in 1987 and remained in power until 2017. During his 37 years in power Mugabe

became a military dictator and his rules led to poverty, a crumbling infrastructure

and economy. Mugabe has made it publicly known that Zimbabwe will never be colonized

again. Robert still blames the West for all the problems that Zimbabwe is facing as

he feels that the country has not been able to overcome the devastation that the British caused

when the colonized Zimbabwe in 1880. He believes the Zimbabwe is still dealing

with the consequences of Britain’s colonization and feels the country cannot move forward

until all the damage they caused has been redressed.

After a military coup on 24th of November 2017 Mugabe’s former vice-president, Emmerson

Mnangagwa became Zimbabwe's new president. This was the first

time Zimbabwe held fair and democratic elections in 31 years. The people of Zimbabwe

now want a ruler who is democratic and listens to the needs of the people.

They want the country to move away from imperial and tyrannical rule. The new

president is now faced with the task of redressing the issues caused not only by

the colonizers but also their successor.

BY: Tatum Benatar

8C

ZIMBABWE

FORMALLY KNOWN

AS

RHODESIA

Religion

The two most popular religions in Zimbabwe today are Islam and Christianity.

Religious Influence on Anti-Gay laws:

When were they decolonized ?

The decolonisation of Zimbabwe took place on the 18th of April 1980.

Was colonized by

the United Kingdom together

with Cecil John Rhodes

in 1880

Why Zimbabwe was valuable to Britain

• Gold

• Coal

• Iron ore

• Chromium ore

• Vanadium

• Asbestos

• Nickel

• Copper

• Lithium

• Tin

Before Colonization

Zimbabwe was originally settled by Khoisan and Bantu peoples from Central Africa.

Cecil John Rhodes was a colonial entrepreneur who created the British South Africa Company (BSAC). In the 1880’s, BSAC together with the United Kingdom colonized Zimbabwe. Cecil named the country Southern Rhodesia after himself. In 1888, Cecil gained mining rights from King Lobengula of the Ndebele peoples and established the capital at Fort Salisbury in Harare.

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