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*In the 1880s, '''European colonists arrived with Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company''' . In 1888. Rhodes obtained a concession for mining rights from King Lobengula of the Ndebele peoples. | *In the 1880s, '''European colonists arrived with Cecil Rhodes's British South Africa Company''' . In 1888. Rhodes obtained a concession for mining rights from King Lobengula of the Ndebele peoples. | ||
*Rhodes used this document in 1890 to use military action to justify establishing company rule over the area. | *Rhodes used this document in 1890 to use military action to justify establishing company rule over the area. | ||
*In 1895, the BSAC adopted the name "Rhodesia" for the territory. In 1898, '''"Southern Rhodesia" became the official name for the region south of the Zambezi, which later adopted the name "Zimbabwe".''' | *In 1895, the BSAC adopted the name "Rhodesia" for the territory. In 1898, '''"Southern Rhodesia" became the official name for the region south of the Zambezi, which later adopted the name "Zimbabwe".''' The region to the north, administered separately, was later termed '''Northern Rhodesia (present-day Zambia)'''. | ||
==Emigration From Zimbabwe== | ==Emigration From Zimbabwe== |
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