colonization of zimbabwe

Kaguvi and Nehanda Heroes of the First Chimurenga

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Colonistion of Zimbabwe: Religious leaders who were involved in the First Chimurenga

• Kaguvi
• Bonda
• Chifamba
• Mabwani
• Mkwati
• Siginyamatshe
• Nehanda

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Cecil John Rhodes

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Establishment of Colonial Political Structure after Ndebele-Shona Uprisings

• The British government had to prevent Rhodes’ from controlling Rhodesia alone so they established a Order-in-Council
• The Rhodesian Order-in-Council was established in 1898
• The land issue was a major political concern the Council dealt with
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Boer fighters during the Anglo-Boer War.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Colonisation of Zimbabwe:The Jameson Raid of 1893

• The British wanted to enforce their rule on Transvaal , Boer colony
• Their reasons for this were that they were complaining that Uitlanders (foreigners mostly British) were being ill-treated by the Boers
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A photograph of the Rudd Concession

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Stages of Zimbabwean Colonization

• Moffat treaty 1888
• Rudd Concession 1888
• Royal Charter 1889
• Formation of the BSAC 1890
• Jameson’s Party to Lobengula 1890
• The Pioneer Column 1890
• The war of dispossession 1893-1894
• The first Chimurenga 1896-1897

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Early settler soldiers who fought in the First Anglo-Ndebele War

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Course of the Anglo-Ndebele War

• The war began with serious preparations from both sides
• Lobengula recalled his army that he had sent to Barotseland
• He positioned them strategically in areas covering Fort Salisbury, Victoria and Bechuanaland

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