Events: 1910-1919
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1979 – Last Day of Posting
Last Day of Posting 31 May 1979 On 1 June 1979, Rhodesia became the unrecognised state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia. The last day of posting mail from the unrecognised republic of Rhodesia was on 31 May 1979. Commemorative Covers Den of Antiquity FB
1988 – International Labour Organisation – Seventh Annual Regional Conference
ILO – Seventh Annual Regional Conference 29 November – 7 December 1988 The International Labour Organisation’s Seventh Annual Regional Conference was held in Harare in 1988. One of the key recommendations was a report on the rural employment promotion. The resolution, later adopted, was aimed at both developed and under-developed nations. It distinguished between issues…
1975 – Aloe 75 International Congress
Aloe 75 International Congress 14-20 July 1975 Aloe 75, Rhodesia’s first international Succulent Congress, was organised by the Aloe, Cactus and Succulent Society of Rhodesia and was held at the Monomatapa Hotel in Salisbury during July, 1975. The Congress paid attention to Euphorbias, Stapelias and other succulents but, since aloes are Rhodesia’s outstanding flowering succulent,…
Postmarks: 1935 – Fifth Imperial Press Conference – Southern Rhodesia
Postmarks 1935 – Fifth Imperial Press Conference 13th February 14th February 15th February 16th February 17th February 18th February 19th February 20th February
1978 – Internal Settlement
Internal Settlement 3 March 1978 The Internal Settlement was an agreement which was signed on 3 March 1978 between Prime Minister of Rhodesia Ian Smith and the moderate African nationalist leaders comprising Bishop Abel Muzorewa, Ndabaningi Sithole and Senator Chief Jeremiah Chirau. After almost 15 years of the Rhodesian Bush War, and under pressure from…
1982 – First Day of Harare Post Office
First Day of Harare Post Office 19 July 1982 The City of Salisbury was officially changed to the City of Harare on 18 April 1982, the second anniversary of Zimbabwean independence. It took its name from the village near Harare Kopje of the Shona chief Neharawa, whose nickname was “he who does not sleep”….