Title

New regime in Rhodesia

Genre

News report; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:01:28

Description

Peter Sharp reports on the first day of the new regime in Zimbabwe Rhodesia following elections bringing Bsihop Abel Muzorewa to power as the country’s first black Prime Minister. Includes a press statement by Muzorewa on the problems facing the new country including economic sanctions and the ongoing guerilla war.

Contributors

Abel Muzorewa; Peter Sharp

Keywords

Elections; Economic sanctions; Political reform; Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Prime ministers; Abel Muzorewa; Guerilla warfare; Bishops; Democratization

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