January 2023

Road to the Federation

By |2022-09-15T12:35:41+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sir Goddfrey Huggins/Lord Marlven.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: Road to the Federation

  • From mid 1940s upwards, settlers began to like the idea of a union due to the economic and political reasons mentioned in the previous topics
  • Also Afrikaners (Boers) had started protesting so there […]
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The Government System during the Federation

By |2022-09-15T12:35:42+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Federation’s Coat of Arms

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland:The Government System during the Federation

  • There were two departments of government, that is, the Territorial Governments and the Federal Government to separate the identities of the territories from that of the Federal State
  • Territorial Governments were […]
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The Composition of the Federal Government

By |2022-09-15T12:35:43+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Lord Llewellin 1940

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Composition of the Federal Government

The Governor and Executive

  • The Governor General was the Head of Government and he represented the British Queen
  • He was appointed by the Queen and received order from the her or the King directly
  • The Governor General worked […]
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The Federal Assembly and Supreme Court

By |2022-09-15T12:35:43+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: The Federal Assembly and Supreme Court

  • It was the Parliament or Legislative body
  • The Parliament was to consist of 35 MPs and 26 represented whites, that is, 14 from Southern Rhodesia, 8 from Northern Rhodesia and […]
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The Federal Executive or Cabinet and Federal Civil Service

By |2022-09-15T12:35:44+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Parliament meeting in Zimbabwe image credit Newsday.co.zw

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland:The Federal Executive or Cabinet and Federal Civil Service

  • The Federal government had a cabinet that co-ordinated and directed its movements
  • Initially there were 5 cabinet ministers which later increased to 7 by 1958
  • The […]
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The African Affairs Board

By |2022-09-15T12:35:46+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

First Street in Salisbury (Harare)

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: African Affairs Board

  • It was established as a safeguard measure against racial segregation
  • It protected Africans from racial segregation and also stood up for their rights and interests
  • It consisted of 3 African members and 3 […]
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General and Special Voter’s Rolls Qualifications

By |2022-09-15T12:35:45+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Africans(Natives) were not allowed to vote freely in Rhodesia

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland:General and Special Voter’s Rolls Qualifications

N.B

  • For general voters Ministers with  a university degree of five years training a theological school or two years at school and three years service and Chiefs […]
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Social Development in the Federation

By |2022-09-15T12:35:45+02:00January 24th, 2023|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe)

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland: Social Development

Education

  • The University of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was opened in Salisbury in 1957 by the federal government
  • The university was multiracial as per the requirements of the partnership
  • It was a London University […]
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