History of Zimbabwe (From Rhodesia to Mugabe coup)

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[@milli9639]

You also didn't mention the genocide Mugabe committed in the south of Zimbabwe

[@229masterchief]

@@Pfsif Actually he is referring to the Black Africans I think, the Ndebele people that got massacred during the Gukuruhundi

[@user-ic9vz8sp1x]

@Achille Bouillant Speak for yourself lol

[@NuclearPhysix]

What about the Chimoio genocide committed by the British? Let's put that in the play and see

[@ZebraGoat]

@Achille Bouillant Shouldn't you simply be interested in history, and not get inflamed because history involves skin colors you don't like?

[@eugeneedwards6020]

@@229masterchief between 20k and 30k. murdered after the war.

[@MegaTang1234]

As a Namibian, I'm glad my country didn't go the Zimbabwean route of liberation.

[@BloodRider1914]

Whoa, a real life Namibian. Honesty, I was starting to think that y'all didn't exist

[@homerogarzajr1787]

But your nation was under South Africa as Suid-wes Afrika until 1994... Respect from the United States of America

[@tmajec]

And what was SWAPO, in collaboration with MPLA (Angola) and Cuba fighting against in the late 70's ad 80's? Either start learning about your history or stop being an internet Namibian.

[@africanwarlord5877]

It's scary how similar zimbabwes history resembles south africas

[@kikiopeoluwaajayi21]

hulkface121 White Namibians own around 60 something percent of the land and own the majority of businesses too. Along with South Africa its one of the most unequal countries in the world.

[@allanwilson8642]

You neglected the bit when the first elections took place and Muzorewa and Smith ruled together and it was briefly known as Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Those elections were deemed free and fair by the international community and the country was on the road to democratic reform. Mugabe who was in exile complained that he should have been allowed to stand as a candidate. The British government rolled over and allowed it. Mugabe and his thugs went into the rural areas and intimidated the rural population and stole the election.

[@elKuhnTucker]

Minor Errors: - White Rhodesians were at peak 270,000, in 1976. The government thoroughly ran censuses starting in 1928 - Only the Rhodesians used the name "Rhodesia", after Northern Rhodesia was renamed Zambia, and didn't deem it necessary to differentiate itself. The Brits still called it Southern Rhodesia until 1980, to the protest of Rhodesians during negotiations. - Mugabe was never peaceful - He saw violence against Whites necessary in the struggle before his imprisonments already (A two-tongued commie is more likely than you think) - Unhealthy inflation rates started in 1980, with less than 10% inflation in only 2 years since then

[@ice1032]

elKuhnTucker I find it funny how white guys cry about owning an african country like the whole of Europe didn’t come and occupy Africa which will have ramifications for another 100 years

[@LeDingueDeJeuxVideos]

@@ice1032 what?

[@ice1032]

KAMARAD KAMARADOV you heard me bitch !

[@LeDingueDeJeuxVideos]

@@ice1032 white guys cry about owning an african country?

[@ice1032]

KAMARAD KAMARADOV yes

[@Paelorian]

This is oversimplified to the point of being misinformative. The transition of power from Ian Smith's Rhodesia to Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe is completely glossed over. So is the Bush War and the terrorism. The transitional state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia and it's black Prime Minister Abel Muzorewa isn't even mentioned. That's what Mugabe seized power from and destroyed, not white minority rule Rhodesia. It's important!

[@tmajec]

Muzorewa is not worthy of notice. He was Ian Smith's black puppet. Terrorism begat terrorism.

[@terencetizirai125]

You are right, he failed to portray the terrorism of the selous scouts and Rhodesian government. The Lancaster House agreements, the white farmers who refused to sell their land as agreed upon under the Lancaster House agreement. There is so much that not mentioned, you are right.

[@Uuxaul]

@@terencetizirai125 He especially failed to explain how wonderful and thriving the nation is now that those evil colonizers no longer run it, and the people can't blame them for their problems anymore.

[@spggaming8792]

@@Uuxaul why not they started it and haven't taken any accountability

[@yxungkuzo8134]

@@Uuxaul If Zimbabwe was never colonised by the British it would be thriving. We had a different way of living that we were comfortable with. The British came and stole our land, our way of life and forced out to reshape our traditional society like theirs

[@RonJeremy514]

I wouldn't trash talk the video, I myself am not a Rhodesia/Zimbabwe historical expert. But there are clearly important bits missing from this storyline which would change the narrative completely imo.

[@wmpriest123]

understatement of the century

[@terencetizirai125]

I am a Zimbabwean who lived through some of this history... this is just a collection of media sources not actual events.

[@rohano8515]

The elves don't want people to know history against their narrative ;)

[@Ironfurnaceroom]

@@terencetizirai125 Hello Terence, Jonathan here. I am looking to get up to speed on the history of Zimbabwe. I watched a couple vids, but your statement causes me to trust your take on Zimbabwe's history. If you have any time, would you be willing to reply to this, and give me a few links of history documentaries that are more accurate? Thank you!

[@KingPOTB]

I am Zimbabwean but I definitely agree, I know there was some stuff my father taught me that was missed out

[@benjonesthe3rd200]

South Africa is going down the same path now.

[@gabrielfraser2109]

I honestly don't think so. I think we have 3 paths ahead of us - Continued economic stagnation under the ANC, with life just gradually getting shitter and shitter, economic revolution under the EFF or even some new group, in which case we will rapidly become like Zimbabwe, or slow, steady improvement, quite likely under the DA (or a competent ANC leader) sometime in the next few decades. We've been improving rapidly since apartheid ended - our GDP tripled, crime went down by 50%, and things were going well. Our progress slowed down around 2013, and I believe that we've had these paths ahead of us since then. The important difference between South Africa and Zimbabwe is that the Rhodesian government only gave up power when they lost it, and it was taken by a very radical, angry group. Our government gave up power when they could have still comfortably held it, and ensured that it went to someone who wouldn't immediately ruin everything - Nelson Mandela. The ANC has definitely forgotten his legacy, but I think there are a lot of politicians, both in the ANC and the DA, that would like to bring it back.

[@capitalkingbourne8885]

Obviously someone with a name like yours would say that.

[@kissmlungu7883]

whites had been singing this song since 1994"im going to Australia"...fact is SA will not be like Zim, SA Government buys the land,there is not " chasing white people away" like in Zim, there compesation for land claims etc..its not perfect, economy its growing "SLOWLY... which country is not corrupt?....whites are still living in SA, but whos rich in SA, who owns the land in SA, who runs the JSE, private sector, highest paid CEOs, who owns the media etc, but you guys are still here Gabriel, benefiting why dont you leave

[@7bodysnatchers7]

Sadly

[@9imack]

Erm.....did you just copy & paste the same post? Ha,ha,ha you did! & you have the gall to accuse others of naivety & lack of education! pmfl!!

[@MrAnonymousRandom]

Zimbabwe is but one example of how a functioning country was run into the ground after independence, from bread basket to basket case. Too bad there are few exceptions like Botswana where their leaders decided to establish rule of law, stamp out corruption, and make it reasonably easy for businesses to operate.

[@yarpen26]

Enough with fucking Botswana already... none of the people praising the living fuck out of it ever went there, all they did was to look up its standing on the Wikipedia list of top GDP per capita by country. I took a Google Street View look at some of it and honestly, it looks like a shithole with no road asphalt in sight outside maybe the capital. And when I stated digging more it turned out that Internet coverage there is about 10-15% which is laughably low even for Africa. The skyrocketing HIV rates are also just like in all the pisspoor neighboring countries (and AIDS is _very_ closely related to sexual promiscuity and in turn sexual promiscuity is a recipe for an economic disaster since children born out of wedlock in the Third World almost never get any proper education and thus when they grow up they only parasite on the economy if they don't also harm the rest of the population). Oh and did I mention Botswana is the second most unequal country in terms of income distribution in the world? Because it is. Some asspulled data on Wikipedia ain't telling you the whole story guys.

[@yarpen26]

Alright. It looks like someone has some genuine experience living there. Fine, then what about street crime? Are people (especially white expats, assuming there are any) afraid to check the time on their phone while outside? Do people waiting at traffic lights look around desperately in fear they might get mugged? Is walking outside after dark a death sentence? Are there AK-47-weilding sentries posted at the entrance to shopping malls? You know, like it is in the allegedly "booming" capital of Angola, Luanda, where they don't let white expats leave hotels even in plain daylight because they would normally get robbed and possibly killed within ten minutes at the most.

[@GAZAMAN93X]

CarEnthusiast bread basket for sure... For the British that is

[@maikmazoo6887]

Do not throw dirt on our country,

[@EmilReiko]

@Planet Watcher - And yet there is a thriving white business community in Zim

[@JeandrePetzer]

Awww, Look at that ;) South Africa's following in Zimbabwe's footsteps!

[@gerryadams7448]

@TheJughead77 and millions of ye starving and begging in return

[@user-ri5oc5rw5b]

@TheJughead77 lol who is this the commitee?

[@woodland5325]

@TheJughead77 Ok good luck with that, we'll just be over here advocating peaceful multicultural progress.

[@tawongamunyanduri5874]

@TheJughead77 I'm Zimbabwean and I advise against it man the level of poverty that you will experience will make you regret this statement

[@Zimboprenuer]

Malema

[@jamestang1227]

Lets just hope that once a new government comes into power. Zimbabwe will develop to Botswana levels (minus HIV-AIDS)

[@vinm300]

James, my hope and expectations is that Zimbabwe becomes the new S Africa. Yes, a one-party, utterly corrupt, economically ruined African nation. I think they can succeed and Mnangagwa is just the man to do it : he is an unprincipled swine whose thievery knows no limits.

[@memedude4920]

James Tang Botswana 2.0 is the only option

[@thefly6732]

are you talking about Botswana's low corruption

[@MrAnonymousRandom]

If every African country were like Botswana since independence, Africa would be at the same level of development as East Asia today. Having rule of law, low levels of government corruption, and good legal infrastructure can do wonders.

[@yarpen26]

Why is everyone always bringing up Botswana? Just because they seem to have a high GDP per head? Far as I know, it's the most unequal country in terms of income distribution, second only to Namibia. Also, their Internet coverage is just about 10% (even in Nigeria it's some 40~50%). From the looks of it, it's just a resource-based shithole like any other.

[@dawoodwilliams3652]

you forgot to mention the international economical sanctions imposed on the country.

[@kumar9346]

Ah yes, Occupied Rhodesia I believe it’s called now

[@AM-eu5tm]

Take a good look at Zimbabwe now. A 3rd world socialist shithole. Then take a look at Rhodesia a thriving civilisation with rich culture.صلاح محمد الجعلي

[@AM-eu5tm]

Omar Omar so you enjoy hyper inflation? You enjoy more than half of your population living in poverty.

[@SirDankleberry]

@@Salaheldin123 Fuck off with your socialist properganda. There were blacks in politics in Rhodesia but muh oppression right?

[@Loyal2.RickOwensWayne]

@@SirDankleberry how many blacks? How many years did it take TO HAVE THE FIRST BLACK ARMY GENERAL? If Rhodesia was good to the black Mugabe would have never came to politics 🤡

[@megaliidea1919]

@@Loyal2.RickOwensWayne the reason mugabe entered politics was because he was a power hungry, crazed, commie, lunatic who wanted power and used the disguise of "liberation" to get support so he can get power

[@9imack]

What's happened over recent history in Zimbabwe is awful. That isn't to say Colonialism wasn't bad but Zimbabwe used to be a beautiful place to live & now it's a lot worse. One of the biggest mistakes people make when talking about Southern Africa is to view things purely in terms of race. This overlooks the fact that many of the Whites are African themselves. They were born there & know no other nationality. What Mugabe has done to his own people is criminal, it's as simple as that!

[@capitalkingbourne8885]

Ian McDaid ever considered that it might have been an even better place before European invasion?

[@chinogambino9375]

It wasn't, the area had been subject to violence from multiple African empires before the whites came. The majority of children wouldn't survive past the age of 3, food was scarce, they had no technology or reliable sources of potable water and no effective medicine. Even Zimbabwe today in its busted state is better than how it was found in the pre-colonial days.

[@capitalkingbourne8885]

Chino Gambino the population was not in decline but in fact growing steadily. It was in harmony with its environment and most importantly was in charge of its destiny.

[@Whatastic]

talk out of your ass much?

[@9imack]

This is the problem when people apply such broad brush strokes to history, it's never that simple. The notion the the area was some kind of pre-Colonial paradise is quite frankly ridiculous. The history of Africa has been particularly tumultuous, with virtually the entire Continent being in a permanent state of conflict. People seem to have formed this idea that Rhodesia mirrored South Africa or the American South but that's simply not true. The country really was a paradise & a reasonably happy place for people of all colours to live. Obviously there was an imbalance of power & the majority didn't have the vote but tell me somewhere that doesn't have an imbalance. What matters is whether Govt is effective or not.Talk to any Zimbabwean who remembers Rhodesia & they'll tell you it was a better place to live back then. I have family there. They weren't wealthy landowners, they owned a butchers in Hwange, in what was a friendly & relatively peaceful community & even though they'd been there for over 5 generations, Mugabe appropriated nearly all the white-owned farms & businesses to give to his cronies. The situation was hugely exacerbated by the fact that the vast majority of these farms & businesses, which had been run successfully for many, many years, were given to people who had no knowledge of farming or business & subsequently ran them into the ground. This & the fact that Mugabe refused to allow them access to seeds or fertiliser, meant the crops failed & people starved. If any of you are genuinely interested in the true state of Zimbabwe under Zanu PF there's an excellent documentary made by a New Zealand lady who went looking for her childhood friend which is here on YT. Sorry for the long post but as you can probably tell, it's a subject which is close to my heart.

[@glization1]

You forgot to mention that Rhodesia held their own elections two years prior to the end of the war that saw a coalition black/white government formed with a black PM at the lead. The country was renamed Zimbabwe-Rhodesia at that time. You also glanced over the fact that Mugabe’s forces shot down two civilian airliners, after one incident the went so far as to execute the white survivors, including four year old children. His forces also conducted a massacre of church officials that included bayoneting a three week old. During the run up to his election murder and intimidation in the tribal trust areas got so bad the the British observers complained to Margaret Thatcher. But this went unheard. The Rhodesian military had contingency plans for a illegitimate election however Gen Walls preferred a cushy new job to ensuring a legitimate election.

[@philemomnnakedi6190]

Active

[@matundu96]

White owned farms hey. Would you care to elaborate how they acquired them mate?

[@vinm300]

Ask yourself this : if someone stood up to protest corruption (today after the overthrow of Mugabe) what would happen ? They would be be beaten senseless by the Police. So why are Zimbabweans celebrating ? Because they are like Pavlov's Dog : they are conditioned to subservience and complicity in their own oppression.

[@strawberryshortcake4342]

It took the French multiple tries to get to a true Republic. I hope the people of Zimbabwe keep trying.

[@vinm300]

@@strawberryshortcake4342 Thanks for your well-informed reply. Even under the Bourbon Ancien Régime (Louis XV ~1750), Diderot produced his Encyclopedia. The Jesuits, with the king's permission, tried to destroy it, and do you know who hid it ? The Paris Chief of Police kept it safe in his office. The point being : that even under autocratic royalism the French were enlightened. That is what I mean when I say it takes 500yrs to create democracy. One first needs literacy, and education.

[@douglasbubbletrousers4763]

@@vinm300 Brilliant

[@jean-paulbaudet2951]

I was just in Zimbabwean, there is a very different perspective from local Zimbabweans. Beautiful people hope the country recovers to its prosperous times.

[@BernijayHEMA]

That picture of Cecil Rhodes seems to be some kind of German satire. On top it reads "greetings from the war front" and below is a poem about Cecil: "You can tell the show-off was a diligent man, he has lots of money and is a lazy head"

[@rexmundi3108]

And the new country of Zimbabwe became a paradise on earth which was later the inspiration for the fictional country of Wakanda thus proving the wisdom of the UN and Britain.

[@Uuxaul]

It's amazing how they eradicated disease and hunger, and provided a humane and dignified standard of living for all. Truly an inspiration.

[@kojjagulimuyesenga8025]

As a black man from Uganda, I think Africa was not ready for independece up to 2000

[@Sataka23clips]

Kojja gulimuye senga yep

[@godblessyou7962]

It isn't until.2050

[@Zimboprenuer]

Trump ounce said, lets go and colonize Africa again

[@jaydelaghetto5299]

Bullshit.. It's impossible because Europe will attack your economy.. Control your bank and you control your money.. Unity makes you strong.. Europeans are united when it comes to control Africa.. Learned that from a white teacher in politics lesson here in Germany.. The international Bank is there tool to downgrade your money so they can take your resources.. They teach us that Africa is still the riches continent due to their resources

[@blackboi8151]

Africa wasn't ready for colonization. It was forced on them. The land and animals both howled as the whites slaughtered animals and resources. But okay.

[@malcolm_in_the_middle]

Mate, you totally skipped over the internal settlement, and the brief period of peace and prosperity that was Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. Abel Muzorewa was the rightful prime minister, Mugabe was a usurper.

[@jds6206]

Hardly matters today.

[@lucasdillingham4206]

Yes the man that tire necklaced people was took more inspiration from ghandi than Marx

[@Dise12308]

people need to remember this wasnt that long ago

[@jermellfrazier9510]

This video should have started with 11th century Zimbabwe when they wer a great trade empire selling gold, cattle , and crops.. Off the coast of the west Indian Ocean... Don't start the video with European colonialism because it leads people to a false European narrative

[@ThePeoplesUN]

Right, this is so super white-centric.

[@prussiangermansoldier2987]

@@ThePeoplesUN Wasn't the empire abounded in the 15 hundreds? Why even bother if it lived and died and was forgotten?

[@Beadbud5000]

Found you on Bitchute which I am liking. But signed up here for notifications.

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Awesome! That's a great platform, I hope it grows alot, they have a good team over there working on that site :)

[@JonBownePolitix]

Thanks! I was hoping you'd have something up on this today. So much going on, I would have forgiven you... lol!

[@EpimetheusHistory]

I know, I was just talking with my Dad about how long ago the Texas Churchshooting and Vegas seem when it has only been a little over a week and six weeks ago that those happened....Feels much longer with how busy things have been. Almost feels like something big and unexpected is happening every other day or so...

[@rollinggirl9120]

My grandad was in the Zimbabwean war, it haunts him till this day..

[@terencetizirai125]

Does he have regrets? Which side did he fight for?

[@bebos1262]

If Rhodesia would've had a peaceful civil rights movement like here in the United States it could've been a African success story. It could've easily been the richest, most prestigious country on the continent. Just kinda sad when you think about it.

[@shellytheclam8767]

No it wouldn't. The black population in Rhodesia was way higher than the black popluation in the States. The black population would have dragged the economy down just like what's happened in the states, but much worse. The only answer was segregation.

[@Jumptohistory]

​@@shellytheclam8767 The problem is, how could the 5% of the population have kept their privileges.

[@woodland5325]

@@Evzone1821 you are correct that that you reap what you sow, just look at Zimbabwe today.

[@Evzone1821]

Woodland Thats what happens when you keep an entire people ignorant, marginalized, and unable to advance in society.

[@eccentricfrenchman5822]

@@Evzone1821 It's too easy to say that. I'm against racism but look at how native Africans behaved when Europeans arrived in their lands: tribes (or “small kingdoms”) waging wars with each others, slavery everywhere, no technological advancements. Did you think that it would have been better if Europeans didn't colonize Africa?

[@christianf5289]

Rhodesians never Die.

[@ikballalli5539]

they are dead

[@puchy110]

They can send their men to murder, they can shout their words of hate. But the price of keeping this land free can never be too great.

[@Skbabysk4]

Zimbabwe forever

[@siddigismail1962]

Yeah, instead they become whiny idiots on the internet. No wonder they lost.

[@xavierthevoid]

Rest in piss

[@BunkyBunk1]

Update: Mugabe Died

[@itsve8632]

YEEESSS

[@wmpriest123]

update and before he did, a military coup replaced him with a younger but identical version with the same policies but a better fake "public image" that might fool the weak minded

[@Ironfurnaceroom]

Nice brief overview... Thanks!

[@homeredacted2433]

rhodesians never die

[@Bargeonin]

And Zimbabwe lived happily ever after.

[@woodland5325]

We can hope...

[@woodland5325]

We can only hope...

[@JoemamaGaming-md6je]

You right all zimbabwean civilian become millionare thanks Mugabe😀

[@Bargeonin]

@@JoemamaGaming-md6je Are you kidding or just really dumb? If all civilians in any country became millionaires then their economy would collapse.

[@JoemamaGaming-md6je]

@@Bargeonin calm down Im just being sarcastic

[@noahshaulis8167]

I think that the African continent is the MOST racially divided place in the world.

[@hopebuhali3887]

Maybe should also look at who set the tone for Africa to be that way.

[@ianrenberger7441]

Robert magarba murder thousands of his fellow countrymen. That was left out , also the fact that he disrespect and outlawing of gay rights. I know not everything can be included but is would have been good to hear this

[@terencetizirai125]

Gay rights are decided by the people of ZImbabwe, who have consistently voted no to gay rights in ZImbabwe. The people of Zimbabwe do not want gay rights... and you can not bully us into wanting them.

[@hopebuhali3887]

@@terencetizirai125 What a shame of HUMAN BEINGS to decide on the rights of other HUMAN BEINGS. If that's the case, then Zimbabweans don't value the fact the all humans are equal.

[@terencetizirai125]

@@hopebuhali3887 You have no idea, how the world or democracy works. Human rights are a social construct. Traditionally Western cultures determine these to be individualistic rights, where as in Zimbabwe they are group rights. You do not live your life for you alone, but the whole community. If you do not want this, you are free to leave the community. Where are you from that is such a champion of Human rights?

[@leone41ll]

@@terencetizirai125 Do you know how stupid "group rights" sound ? The catastrophe it would unleash on you if you are held responsible as a group ? Because make no mistake, *rights* and *responsibility* are two sides of the same coin.

[@terencetizirai125]

@@leone41ll the biggest problem westerners make is to believe your social construct should work everywhere. In Africa, traditionally you cannot eat while your neighbour starves. You are all about the individual where as we culturally are about the community. Even a marriage in Africa is not a marriage of two people, but of two families. We do not tell you, that your system is wrong so please do not attempt to tell us Africans how to do our things in our countries.

[@tichymusicrecords]

great job

[@Jonnesdeknost]

3:20 "everyone needs to get their political righs" well that didn't age well for mugabe now did it.

[@user-gm1kd5ix5d]

Zimbabwe is doing much better now. Rhodesia had all that nasty stuff like electricity, structure, healthcare, and low infant mortality rates.

[@adolfvancoller2610]

lol

[@aphilemolefe9319]

You did so well with Nigerian and Ethiopian history covering their pre colonial history very well. Here you it's like the Zimbabweans weren't there before the British arrived

[@aphilemolefe9319]

@jpc1918 you need to unapartheid educate yourself. Go look up Mapungubwe! Which the apartheid government purposely hid so that they could teach you this crap and you would just believe it. The Bantu of SA have a rich history, Go to SAHistory.org.za and look up the history of land dispossesion, from there you'll see how Jan van Riebeeck himself wrote about the wealth of the native Khoi people and their fantastic cattle. To say there was nothing is an insult to your history

[@tmajec]

@@aphilemolefe9319 I like the term 'unapartheid educate yourself' Haha. Please grant me permission to use the word.

[@aaronpaterson1615]

LOL my former doctor was Miss Mugebe (spelt) differently but also from Zimbabwe.

[@zimbabweantrillionnaire9256]

Ah yes now Mugabe’s very own SS commander is In charge I bet everything will go well

[@gardenthingz1495]

A better zimbabwe will never return unless the whites return... sad.. but very true

[@gardenthingz1495]

@It's just me nope.. unfortunately Zimbabweans is proof of their own failure...

[@admirekashiri9879]

It's got nothing to do with white people it's the politics and sanctions that are the issue.

[@skatedd2451]

Conquer and divide such an easy pill to swallow.. but blinded.by.the addiction.. to ensure no Unity

[@zimbabweking]

You skipped the gukhurahundi.

[@jdekong3945]

Good Vid Epi, would be nice to see a vid on South Africa too

[@honestlychiremba6580]

Destroyed the economy of Zimbabwe through his policies and incapacition

[@ivstova47]

Great job

[@SuitandTieDipandChewGuy]

LOL, seemed to drop the ball with this one. God's knows what sources you were using.

[@cameltoe8055]

A video of yours about Liberia will get a lot of likes I know it's not in the news but what happened there was another thing

[@EpimetheusHistory]

That would be interesting...it funny right now I just finished having dinner, and I was asked nothing is really happening in Liberia for a while now...and I was like...Uhhh I dunno, Charles Taylor was a few years back....that was about 2 hours ago. I definitely write that on my list ( of things to research and read about), they definitely have a unique way their nation was formed.

[@yarpen26]

Along the likes of Haiti and Ethiopia, Liberia is a definite proof that blaming the white man for blacks' ineptitude in running their own countries has nothing to do with reality, since each and every one of these nations has been under black rule for 170 (Liberia), 200 (Haiti) and 2,000 (Ethiopia) years by now. And yet each and every one of them is an utter shithole, no better and actually even _worse_ than those which emerged from under colonial administration relatively recently. Compare Liberia to Ghana, Haiti to Jamaica and Ethiopia to Nigeria to get the full picture. In Liberia, the freed blacks just established themselves an intra-black apartheid, one that was a hundred times worse than anything in South Africa or Zimbabwe since the native blacks were given absolutely _no_ option to improve their living and educational standards-and not just because their American-born overlords usually had little education themselves but mostly because they had that unfounded sense of ethnic superiority over them and actually even modeled their houses on the American South and held scam elections every once and again. But that was it: the economic development was nonexistent aside from diamond extraction, with all the profits landing in the pockets of the selected few. The natives lived like animals, as they always had. There was essentially no literature to speak of until around the latter half of the twentieth century-it's telling that virtually any article on the history of Liberia, after briefly outlining the general social hierarchy, will make a straight jump from independence to Charles Taylor: that's because even the purported Liberian "elites" hardly ever bothered putting down whatever happened around them, if they were even able to. They made almost no drawings of their own houses and churches, let alone photographs. In other words, hardly more civilized than those they called savages. Needless to say, throughout the 19th and 20th century they invited hundreds of foreign mining companies which were basically given a free hand exploiting the locals. For all intents and purposes, it was a colony-but a colony made so by its very willing own government.

[@drag0n_rage682]

Ethiopia would have been doing fine if it wasn't for them foolishly deposing the emperor in favour of socialism, Hallie Selassie was a great man but they just viewed him as a western capitalist puppet

[@tmajec]

@JustAGuy That's what casual racists do..they either have no idea about anything or look to internalise what appeals to their bigotry.

[@angusewanmacdougall839]

Proud to be Rhodesian , born in Wankie , raised in Karoi & Byo aka "City of Kings" ..... Long Live Republic of Rhodesia ........ R.I.P: Rt.Hon: Ian Dpiglas Smith :( ............, Greetings from New Zealand

[@damienirwin9102]

you are no better then he is

[@damienirwin9102]

you both are spouting bad insults Rhodesia is sadly gone but he is proud of his past

[@kester2199]

I'm from New Zealand and I'm extremely proud that you chose our country

[@tabvakugonawapotera5079]

Greetings, I liked Rhodesia, not Zimbabwe

[@yakitori419]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🌍 The Formation of Rhodesia - The modern landlocked nation of Zimbabwe evolved from the territory once known as Rhodesia. - Cecil Rhodes, a British business industrialist and mining magnate, secured exclusive mining rights in the territory. - The territory went through different stages, from British South Africa Company rule to becoming the British Crown Colony of Southern Rhodesia. 02:18 📈 Economic Boom and Growth - Rhodesia experienced an economic boom after World War II, driven by the production of tobacco and chrome. - A significant influx of working-class British families contributed to a rapid population increase. - The white population grew from 100,000 to 300,000 and eventually reached 600,000, approximately 10% of Rhodesia's total population. 04:10 🤝 The Inclusive Government and Mugabe's Early Years - After achieving independence, Robert Mugabe became Zimbabwe's first Prime Minister. - He initiated an inclusive government, incorporating members of opposing political parties. - Mugabe initially aimed for racial harmony and received support from both Great Britain and the United States. 06:13 🌪️ Mugabe's Later Years and Decline - In the 1980s, Mugabe's economic reforms started to fail, and anti-white rhetoric increased. - Land seizures from white farmers and the economic downturn led to massive inflation. - Mugabe's later years were marked by a decline in economic and political stability. 07:25 🇿🇼 The Mugabe Coup and Transition - In November 2017, Robert Mugabe was placed under house arrest by the Zimbabwe National Army, marking a significant turning point. - His wife, Grace Mugabe, was seen as a potential successor. - The military coup was accompanied by political and international developments, leading to Mugabe's impending exit from power. Made with HARPA AI

[@HollowCats]

What’s the name of the terrorist attack that was committed against the headquarters of Mugabe’s party, and what anti-Mugabe white militias did South Africa support in Zimbabwe? I can’t find any information on this.

[@MonteKutin]

Mugabe would have been a legend 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@tmajec]

Mugabe is a legendary, that's why bigots hate him.. Oh, by the way, WInston Churchill is a legend in UK

[@aleksandersokal5279]

Ian Smith was hero!

[@mergimbukuri3349]

Rhodesia was experiencing steady growth until independence...

[@thembanitheone]

Great video! :)

[@EpimetheusHistory]

Thanks :)

[@karfomachet7265]

28-7- 2019 News - children have to do homework by candel light as theres no power . - It was southern Rhodesia 1902 - 1965 - Rhodesia - 1965 - 1978 - Zimbabwe Rhodesia - 1978 - 1980 Zimbabwe -1980 ---- .

[@n.y.a.bthepoet401]

you kinda ignored Zimbabwe's ancient African history

[@Nat-gh2tt]

Exactly. Caucasians seem to think African history only starts when the whites got to Africa.

[@n.y.a.bthepoet401]

Barbados Joe if you don't want that and learn more about our ancestors check out home team history and from nothing. they explore African history and talk about ethnic groups around Africa

[@Nat-gh2tt]

@@n.y.a.bthepoet401 Yes I follow From Nothing, he's great.

[@n.y.a.bthepoet401]

Barbados Joe do you follow home team history? personally, home team uploads more and give better content than from nothing but it's your opinion all in all both are great

[@winddmmy]

rhodesia the bread basket of africa became zimbabwe basket case there would not have been usa for africa if this did not happen because the would have still been food coming from rhodesia .

[@thankyoumrsg6590]

Please talk about the brutality and the hanging that happened to subdue the chiefs in Zimbabwe

[@meesteab]

What a time it was.

[@Diesel436]

The whole world against us

[@goodafy]

One sided British leaning and biased story of Zimbabwe I am not a fan of Mugabe but as an African with a little understanding, I find it a little distasteful to listen to knit bits of African History from non indigenous Africans or non Africans Chinua Achebe, PLO Lumumba, J. Nyerere gives us African history that we cherish I will soon share my version of British history with you, hopefully you will see the comedy part of it.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Comedy is how Africans have constantly insisted on the most dysfunctional of governments, economies and societies. Its 2020. And Africa is still a basket case. Enjoy your new Colonists, China.

[@goodafy]

@Jakes 97 BBC News - Zimbabwe land reform 'not a failure' www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11764004 oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/has-zimbabwes-land-reform-actually-been-a-success-a-new-book-says-yes/ Despite sanctions and inexperienced farmers. When you go to China, you obey Chinese rules When you go to America, you obey American rules When you come to Zimbabwe, you have to obey Zimbabwean rules

[@goodafy]

@Papa Mehmet 'Only when Lions have historians will hunters cease to be heroes' -Ojiakueme Umezulike, my grandfather.

[@djjoshuahall]

pick the speed, you sound so much batter at 1.25 speed

[@f8waver982]

The problem with all these lands was hate and racism. No man is superior to his fellow. We are all one race made by God. Rhodesia would have lasted if the blacks were given equal rights.

[@yarpen26]

If we're all equal, how come the blacks are always the worst-off ethnicity in any given country they happen to reside, whether as a minority or a majority?

[@f8waver982]

I do not hate you, girl. Bye!

[@hiddenhist]

Hey, I found you again. Time for another Red Pill chain. >"how come the blacks are always the worst-off ethnicity in any given country they happen to reside, whether as a minority or a majority?" In minority countries: I dunno, maybe _oppression_ contributed? Just a thought, I know its insane big man. >"About the time when we were colonizing and you were being colonized rather than the other way around." So in other words, about the time that a bunch of war mongering hooligans adopted someone else's technology, decided to make a weapon out of it so that they could kill eachother more easily, and then decided to run over everyone who was not as focused on killing other people as they were. >"You did. By running around naked in the jungle with no form of societal organization above a village level." Yes, the Ashante, Great Zimbabwe, Malians, Songhai, Nubians, Kongolese, Wagadu, etc, creators of cities and organized states, with taxing systems, access to and utilization of complex trade routs, massive structures, were all running around naked in jungles. >"Technological, societal and cultural development would spring to mind first, I would say." Thats why you guys thought that bleeding people out was an effective means of healing for hundreds of years, while the primitive and tribal africans were utilizing actual medicines derived from herbs. >"Because once you have someone else doing simple, menial jobs that require very little intellect you can focus on actually thinking up new technological inventions, " Yes, those slave owners were all geniuses now weren't they. They totally were all inventors and intellectuals. Every one of them had IQs higher than you could imagine. Damn blacks, Fredrick Douglas or George Washington Carver were such idiot weren't they. >"Their economic input was insignificant" Oof, im sorry that they weren't allowed to actually contribute to society due to constant limitation from a minority who sought to legitimize their rule with the use of Greek Mythology and Biblical tales. >"You wonder why he thought you were inferior and treated you like kids? Because you made him think you were, " Or maybe its because the guys wanted to legitimize their use of slavery, because technically enslaving other humans went against their version of the bible, and as a result, decided to deny what they literally saw in Africans building civilizations, go to ridiculous lengths to "prove" that things which Africans clearly did build, such as Great Zimbabwe, were not produced by Africans, such as saying that Phoenicians randomly decided to travel thousands of miles southwards into the interior of africa, for no reason, to produce a city which was in no way similar to anything else that they had built, used different technologies than what they used, and which has no trace of them ever being there, so that they could then say "Hah, we're superior". >"Is that why you guys are so desperate to get your hands on any piece of AK-47 you can find?" Literally no one is saying that Guns aren't superior weapons. What Livingfor Jehovah is saying is that having access to guns does not make you superior. >"How about you cite to me some written source to attest to that? Oh, right... you can't. Sorry" I can, actually. Meroitic script developed by Nubians accounted various things. We haven't deciphered it yet though. Ge'ez script developed by Ethiopians is still in use today, primarily in their church. Nsibidi was developed in Nigeria. Malians had massive collections of books. A collection of 100 was considered mininscule by them. Nok culture also had writing. I could go on... :) Love ya big man!

[@samuelmann3660]

DIALOGUE Edward: Such a lovely chap that CJ Rhodes. Best thing since sliced bread. He really cared so deeply for the indigenous people of Southern Africa. So much so they named their country after him. James: No mate he actually empowered himself and thoroughly lined the pockets of the British Empire. Plundering land along with all its natural resources, including manpower. But hey, he gave those idle Africans jobs and built a robust economy right? Edward: Wait hold on, so you saying he was a tyrant? James: Yup, pretty much mate. Edward: 😱 James: 🙄

[@conormccann2850]

I like this video, but I would have been cool if you started with Mapungubwe or Great Zimbabwe. It's really cool how a lot of your videos branch ancient and medieval history to the modern history of nation-states, but I think that aspect of this region's history is particularly interesting. Any chance you will talk about Mapungubwe/Great Zimbabwe/Monomutapa in a later video?

[@greenseries4330]

Bro love your voice but why no music bro .

[@walimuhammadpanhwar453]

Good Job Dear.. Keep it up ☺

[@alexn.2901]

wtf? The story of Zimbabwe begins with the Great Zimbabwe

[@yarpen26]

What was so great about it? Aside from that stone ruins they make into some sort of African equivalent of Ancient Rome?

[@alexn.2901]

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[@AuraSanatrix]

They are super proud of the fact that they made a trade root for cattle. Its their shining achievement hahahahahah

[@hiddenhist]

No, its not Africa's equivalent to Ancient Rome, but its a massive city built out of an estimated million or more stones, which contains domes, and lots of intricate passageways, all done without mortar, which is an impressive feat for a people who, as far as we know, didn't do much writing. To me, its most likely "great" because its the largest city of its kind [in other words, its the biggest out of two hundred other cities like that] in the region.

[@slimpickens9135]

jesse p stay ignorant my friends!!

[@Pfsif]

When virtue signaling goes wrong.

[@notmaireelneim]

I hope all this political upheaval does not interrupt Zimbabwe's preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. I think they really have a shot at making the playoffs this time.

[@EthanFN123]

we beat da canadians in some of their fav sport we beat da canadians

[@MightyForSure]

Do Tanzania, please!

[@leondelafonte]

These videos always miss the shared responsibility the Brits played in both creating the land reform situation and crippling Zimbabwe using its political muscle over a much smaller nation.

[@yarpen26]

Oh, I'm sorry that a powerful and developed nation doesn't try to make things easier for a race of people who perfected selling its own kin into slavery for a handful of useless junk, fancied eating the hearts of their defeated tribal enemies and always ruled itself with an iron fist allowing no questioning of the authority whatsoever. You are the ones to be bemoaning others' "immoral" conduct to be sure.

[@leondelafonte]

yarpen26 Do you feel better when you write this stuff on the internet. Does part of you wish it made you less lonely or something? You come from a nation that thrived on looting, killing and subjugating entire continents. Millions upon millions. You come from nations that inspired 2 world wars and god knows how many atrocities. What moral high ground are you trying to stand on? Come on man, get a hobby, go travel. Go do some jiujitsu or something. You're holding onto some dark energy, that can't be good for you.

[@yarpen26]

If you must know, I'm standing on the kind of moral ground my civilization has produced. You, on the other hand, can't stand of any sort of moral ground that _your_ civilization has produced since it never has. All that you take for granted in terms of what's right or wrong, most notably that "racism" buzzword you keep throwing at anybody who dares criticize you-all of it was taught to you by the Europeans. it was them who told you that the fact that your ancestors either bought your ancestors at the slave market a few centuries ago or colonized them was something to be ashamed of. Which it wasn't by the way. The slaves who weren't lucky enough to be bought by the Europeans in West Africa would get either killed on site or sold to the Ottomans-and let me tell you, there is a reason why these left almost no descendants in modern Turkey. On the other hand, colonization of Africa gave this continent modern education and industrialization such as it had never known. It's telling that quite possibly the worst African shithole out there, Ethiopia, prides itself on never having being colonized by the Europeans-even though it would in all likelihood have looked much better had it indeed been colonized in the past. If you look at the history of black people across the world, all of their social improvements were caused by the white man _wanting_ too give them said improvements. The African colonies were given up not because they were hard to control but because they were no longer profitable. Slavery in the New World was abolished because _white people_ protested against it. The same goes for the Civil Rights' Movement. At neither point did the blacks hold any cards in their hands. They couldn't rebel against being enslaved, they were too few, too disorganized and, let's be honest here, too uneducated to do it. Similarily, nobody would have given two fucks about MLK and his speeches had he not managed to rally some whites behind him. Blacks were an extremely insignificant portion of the economy, while contributing _much_ more to the crime rates. They were not only completely unnecessary to the American way of life, they were actually making it _harder_ for anyone else. But since they suckered in some whites-who actually had power and influence-the governments had to give in. It's as simple as that. However, let me tell you that you're more than welcome to tell me how uneducated I am, how I should go find Jesus and make sure you pepper it with all the "lols" and "lmaos" known to man because Lord knows that the idea of blacks being responsible for their own misery is oh-so-ludicrous. You know, like a respectable YT Thirdworlder would.

[@RushuFriends]

America had 100M natives before whites arrived. It had 15M a century later. Today it has less than 4M. Over 12M slaves crossed the Atlantic. At least half died. After that, dozens and dozens of war in the 1800-1900-2000 with millions killed and involving the whole world with no choice. And then bombimg hundreds of thousands in the middle east. Wow great job, you def have the high moral ground xD

[@yarpen26]

_America had 100M natives before whites arrived._ And we know that from those _legendarily_ accurate population records the Zulus and Yoruba kept at all times. _Today it has less than 4M._ LOL! I wish!

[@lichiboy7695]

Waaaaiiit hold on. Does Mugabe have light eyes wtf lol. Just realised it 5:00

[@BasitKhanSafi]

Ahaha

[@tmajec]

The spirit of his ancestors were in him ;)

[@ukwupdates3509]

Guy doing the voice on this sounds like a guy who made a documentary for Vice in Belfast

[@ElectrixG]

I see no mention of the Leicester agreement that went sour

[@decus9544]

The Rhodesian government and people had extensive opportunity, over the course of three decades, to implement a peaceful transition to universal civil rights and enfranchisement... instead they chose civil war and the imprisonment and attempted assassination of their successor. Much as I see the angry comments of spiteful Rhodesians in the comments below, it appears to me that they actively went out of their way to bring their fate upon themselves...?

[@JamesSmith-ny2gb]

Lol most aren’t even Rhodesians, just a bunch of racist yanks and Europeans

[@andrewiller6177]

Classical move faking a coup to get rid of your wife.

[@francinildadearaujopereira4854]

Blacks and whites must have the same rights

[@ronansteasi4950]

the world turned it's back on Rhodesia, and this is what happened. Bring back Rhodesia...

[@letsunite8164]

Will never happen ever again

[@MultiKerber]

Great Rhodesians 👍

[@mariusvanniekerk7707]

Extremely incomplete

[@NuclearPhysix]

I am Zimbabwean. It's amazing that someone thinks the history of Zimbabwe started with British occupation in 1890. Seriously?

[@NuclearPhysix]

@Del Is No. Never.

[@NuclearPhysix]

I am lost. Zimbabwe was built by Arabs? Do you mean Zimbabwe ruins? or Zimbabwe as a people?

[@eachmanforhimself3338]

@wisdom of God Islam was established in 7th century there are ruins in Zimbabwe that date back to 2nd century give me a explanation.

[@admirekashiri9879]

@@eachmanforhimself3338 🤣 they had nothing to with Arabs or Islam get real fool.

[@eachmanforhimself3338]

@@admirekashiri9879 Wait where did I say that they where Arab or Islam in my comment please repeat my statement.

[@jlstout7807]

Any books that anyone would recommend on Zimbabwe and/or South African history?

[@glendodds4926]

You might enjoy reading a history of Rhodesia entitled 'To The Banks of the Zambezi.' It was published in 1965 and was written by T.V. Bulpin, an excellent South African writer. Another admirable book is Oliver Ransford's 'The Rulers of Rhodesia from Earliest Times to the Referendum', which was published in 1968. Ransford used to present history programmes on Rhodesian television.

[@wmpriest123]

you mean factual history books not written by communists or leftists who purely use fiction+propaganda and portray Zimbabwe as some utopia? The list will be very short if not banned all together. Good luck

[@abirrifaoui6670]

Thank you so much! Very informative.

[@BloodRider1914]

Aw man, no GREAT ZIMBABWE.

[@fraschkran5264]

Rhodesians Never Die!!!

[@admirekashiri9879]

Everyone dies sorry thats reality kiddo.

[@luanasari5161]

no rhodesians just slept forever when they are too old

[@jhaychylla]

Wow

[@thureintun1687]

Thank you! Heard of the Bush war, but never understand anything about it

[@lemedic5239]

this video is not that accurate

[@thureintun1687]

@@lemedic5239 can you recommend me an accurate resource where i can research on bush war?

[@lemedic5239]

@@thureintun1687 I think theres a book about it

[@thureintun1687]

@@lemedic5239 what is the name. When i Google "book about Bush war" it comes with so many. Can you suggest one book that isn't fill with exaggeration and etc just straight fact history?

[@lemedic5239]

@@thureintun1687 I don't know

[@Enzwurm]

HI Epimetheus. Thanks for this detailed summary of Zimbabwes history. Although i think i think i have a pretty decent understanding of the english language, which is not my native, i find it a bit complicated to follow your explanations. Unfortunately i think the subtitles are not completely correct. Maybe you could check them for any mistakes. Thank you very much

[@Uuxaul]

Man this was definitely a fair and balanced review of history. Glossed over some pretty important stuff, like the ZANU and ZAPU terror attacks, where they'd kill and force people to eat their own family members.

[@shzarmai]

Wow, Mugabe messed up Zimbabwe smh

[@AlcatrazPhonix_]

Zimbabwe has 3000 year history but according to certain people any history pre-Slavery or colonialism is not relevant as certain people where not privy to it. The history of Botswana extends for at least 5000 years but only 2000 years can be accounted for and South Africa has between 5000 to 3000 year history... No one has asked US what is our history, THEY assume we had none prior to slavery. The gall and nerve of the master race is unfortunate when it comes to history that doesn't spread the narrative and rhetoric of white supremacy... However as a student of history I can appreciate 1 irrefutable truth. HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY THE VICTORS

[@Uuxaul]

Also writing it down kinda helps.

[@86sather]

Oh, Mugabe accepted and included his opposing political parties??? No... no, he didn’t. You need to do your research before EVER making a video about Rhodesia, again.

[@colefriel3171]

The poster clearly never did research past a quick Wikipedia check, or he would have heard of the Guhkurahundi

[@tmajec]

​@@colefriel3171 I've seen this Guhkuranhundi several times on this board. Are you sympathetic to the Ndebele victims are are you just using this to be conveniently spiteful?

[@thugnificent_69]

Bring back Ian!!!

[@trilithon108]

Cursory overview but some mistakes. The height of the white population was 250,000 whites, around 3% of the population. Missed out Mugabe's Gurukuhundi massacre in Matabeleland murdering over 20,000 people from the 'other' tribe. The current leader was one of the architects of that murder.

[@FantasmaOlvidado1]

Thanks great video. Do one about Singapore or Switzerland.

[@eddiekruggerr4972]

Zimbabweans have the right to run themselves. Let muslims rule America, England and the rest of Europe and if you want your logic to be consistent. No hypocrites.

[@DirtyEdon]

@@yungquagton prosperous for YOU! If Muslim ruled it will be prosperous for them based on their value on what they consider prosperous.

[@fr0stbtt3n56]

Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 started from the kingdom of great Zimbabwe 🇿🇼!

[@jason-yi1sl]

2:26 is that a PKM? look's kinda odd

[@spearshake4771]

You forgot to mention the Gukurahundi......