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39,247 results found for all records.
Ian Smith calls for support (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
Rhodesia’s Prime Minister Ian Smith calls on Britain and the US and all the leaders of the free world for support in the ongoing conflict against the guerrillas.
Guerilla attack (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Jean Shirley talks about the guerilla attack on her home in a white area of Rhodesia, South Africa. She and her family were attacked at home by the terrorists who fired over 260 rounds at the house which...
Conscription of blacks in Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- News report
Peter Sharp reports from Rhodesia on the 1st day of conscription into national service for blacks. Used as a political move to appease the whites, as the whites have been doing national service for over a...
Ian Smith anti-racism (1979)
- Genre
- Speech
In this speech Rhodesia’s Prime Minister Ian Smith encourages whites to vote in favour of a black majority.
David Steel in Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Liberal Party leader David Steel on his visit to Rhodesia to see what the people have to say, and his conclusions about the situation. Male interviewer not identified.
Ian Smith urges for majority rule yes vote (1979)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Report on Rhodesian Prime Minster Ian Smith urging white voters to say yes to a new constitution for black majority rule in polls today, as a yes vote would lift sanctions imposed on the country, and draw...
Public opinion in Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- Vox pop
Peter Sharp asks the public’s opinion in Rhodesia, after the overwhelming vote for black majority rule in the referendum.
Solve Rhodesian crisis (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Tory MP Francis Pym agrees the civil war in Rhodesia is getting worse, and calls on Britain to see what help can be brought in, such as putting pressure on nationalist leader Robert Mugabe to achieve peace.
Muzorewa welcomes yes vote to majority rule (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Bishop Abel Muzorewa welcomes results of a referenda of whites in which they agreed to majority rule and calls for the races to now live peacefully together and on Great Britain to show support for the changes.
Local woman on war in Rhodesia (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Local Rhodesian Olive Gifford(?) talks about the war, and how it has claimed five members of her family in six months, due to both fighting and landmines. She says there is no future for the country....