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Rhodesian Bush War 1964-1979 - Zimbabwean Independence War DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Affairs continues with a video on the Rhodesian Bush War of 1964-1979 also known as the Second Chimurenga as well as the Zimbabwean War of Independence.

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Script: Turgut Gambar
Video: Max Kuzmitchev
Narration: OffyD @offydgg

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0:00 - Introduction
0:10 - Decolonization and Rhodesian Bush War Overview
1:03 - Colonial History of Zimbabwe
4:01 - African Nationalist Movements
11:07 - Escalation of the Rhodesian War
31:08 - Cold War Influence on the Conflict
35:36 - Lancaster House Agreement & End of War
37:41 - Post-War Zimbabwe
39:04 - Conclusion

#Documentary #Rhodesia #Zimbabwe

20 Comments

@KingsandGenerals Creator 2 years ago Pinned

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@danol.8595 2 years ago

seeing guys jumping out of helicopters in short shorts and huge machine guns is crazy

@noahbladen5451 2 years ago

Result: Victory
Reward: Famine

@JOKERATM 2 years ago

What did Zimbabweans use as a light source before fire?
Electricity

@DavidKutzler 2 years ago

It's a tragedy that the one-party, one-man, President-for-life, Kleptocracy became the standard model for African postcolonial governance.

@bengorst-wright5446 2 years ago

Cecil rhodes got mining rights in 1860 but was born in 1853 as your graphic suggests so he negotiated mining rights at the age of 7 well played to him!

@MrHurch 2 years ago

"I'm from Rhodesia” We call it Zimbabwe now don't we? “Do we?”

@thomasvance2294 2 years ago

Won all the battles but lost the war

@hpillsbury06 2 years ago

In the mid 1970s I remember seeing a advertisement to join the war as a foreign fighter. It was in the magazine S.O.F.

@laggerstudios3392 2 years ago

In a more interesting note, if Wikipedia is right, Edgar Whitehead is in fact the grandson of Robert Whitehead, better known among naval enthusiasts as the inventor of the Whitehead Torpedo, the first effective self-propelled torpedo.

@Skyrdr 2 years ago

The comment section of this video is going to be interesting

@theawesomeman9821 2 years ago (edited)

A friend of mine was a daughter of a White-Rhodesian woman and one of Robert Mugabe's native African soldiers. Her parents initially supported Mugabe but after he came to power they fled to the US due to his racial policies.

Another white-Rhodesian I knew was my little brother's tennis coach who was a really nice and outgoing guy. All the ladies were drawn to his accent. He could talk your ear off about anything but was always hesitant to talk about where he came from. Whenever asked about Rhodesia he would often reply, "I no longer have opinions on Rhodesia, I'm American now."

@kaamoshaamu 2 years ago (edited)

Zimbabwe is great example of the meme picture, where guy pushes rod trough the front-wheel of the bike and blames others.

@user-xl1vm3fx7u 1 year ago

Zimbabwe surely flourished after 1979…right??

@Findinavia 2 years ago

I actually like this long format style. It lets me either watch it or have it playing in the background listening to it. I think it works especially well for these lesser known conflicts and events that aren’t quiet long enough or detailed enough for a multi part series

@thembanitheone 2 years ago (edited)

The story of how the Rozvi Empire fended off the Portuguese is pretty fascinating as well. They won with a well oiled system of spies embedded at every Portuguese-controlled trading post running information back and forth to Shona rulers for years, even decades. By the time the Portuguese got around to venturing inland, the Rozvi let the terrain do half of the fighting and the exhausted & sick Portuguese advancing front was light work for basic battle tactics some of which would later be seen used by Shaka Zulu in South Africa.

@juhokuusisto9339 1 year ago

I find it interesting, how a picture of a Finnish reenactor portraying a Rhodesian trooper (39:23) has spread so widely on topics regarding the Rhodesia.