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A long guerilla war is waged by black nationalists and by communists.
The war drags on for 15 years!
At first, the whites have the advantages of technology, organisation and the government.
Over time, economic sanctions, guerilla war and international condemnation slowly wears down the Ian Smith government.
Eventually a deal is done to allow for a democratic Zimbabwe
- Strangely, Rhodesia is readmitted into the British Empire in 1979 so that it can legally be granted its independence in 1980.