RR8017A ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENCE AT LAST

(25 Apr 1980) RR8017A ZIMBABWE INDEPENDENCE AT LAST
Background to Story: After seven years of war and fifteen years of illegal White
rule, Zimbabwe finally achieved independence this month. More than one hundred
nations attended the independence ceremony which marked the end of nearly ninety
years of British rule in Rhodesia. For the White settlers, independence marks the
end of an era. For the Blacks and the new government of Robert Mugabe, it is a
challenge of immense proportions.
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[@Neddyfram]

Girls: cry over romance movies Boys:

[@homanism6438]

Lol colonizer tears are fresh

[@WovenToe]

@@homanism6438lol, millions of Zimbos fled to South Africa so they can continue working for the white man. Both my maid and gardener are Zimbos, but hey at least you have “da land”

[@jamescromarty1455]

This went well.

[@tightcamper]

I would love to interview some of those revelers today. I'm sure a good percentage of them now live in the UK USA and South Africa.

[@dreamdiction]

3:55 Five communist countries "East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Vietnam" were not invited because they were supporters of ZAPU.

[@blessingmasawi3616]

Yeah why is this surprising?

[@dreamdiction]

@@blessingmasawi3616 Because ZANU(PF) is a Shona party.

[@Toncor12]

I was Indira Ghandi's Rhodesian-allocated body-guard during this period. She gave me a beautiful silk tie and cravat which I sadly lost a few years later. It irks me when I listen to this commentary, it's made to sound as if it was a joyous time. It may have been for some blacks, not all, but it was a time of terrible fear and uncertainty in the white community and justifiably so when you see what a basket case the country is now. I was in that very stadium that night when all this went on. A sad memory for me.

[@waynefernandes9455]

Toncor12 are you willing to be interviewed?

[@Toncor12]

@@waynefernandes9455 - yes, but who are you?

[@waynefernandes9455]

Toncor12 just a guy trying to make a documentary about that part of the world. Is there any way I could send you an email?

[@Toncor12]

@@waynefernandes9455 sure. [e-mail]

[@Toncor12]

Did you get my e-mail address?

[@semimoyo7591]

I cried 😭😭where did went wrong Zimbabwe 🇿🇼?

[@thesmithersy]

When Mugabe became PM. That's when it went wrong.

[@purpleblastoise]

​@@thesmithersy Cry about it, these settlers lost their white ethnostate lol

[@hokoyo21]

Where did it all go wrong Zimbabwe

[@munasheshambare8740]

Appreciate the good deeds

[@diamondmine360]

Absolutely disgusting. Tyrannical and oppressive rule by the Zimbabwean government, whites massacred, farmers butchered. Once the breadbasket of Africa, now possibly the poorest and most impoverished nation in Africa.

[@hotchick8320]

inactive breadbasket this, breadbasket that fuck off

[@tawanacalamari5712]

That's an exaggeration, Zimbabwe has had its fair share of carp but to call it the most impoverished country of africa is a stretch

[@homanism6438]

So you prefer an old faahion colonial enslavement?

[@holland13100]

8:38 oh the irony...

[@Ishmael4513]

I personally blame the Labour Government who refused to honour the Lancaster House agreement on the land issue. Mugabe was under pressure from his own people and he had no choice. They wanted the land. He had good intentions from the beginning but he was made to change. Silly Blair. I don’t think Britain was going to go bankrupt if they had compensated for the land. That was the turning point. It’s my opinion.

[@cliffordmatsikila5362]

That's true most pple don't see that

[@Ishmael4513]

@@cliffordmatsikila5362 The British never want to accept their stupidity. They want to brainwash us to hurt him when they are the trouble makers.

[@petero8200]

What part of the Lancaster house agreement did Britain not honour? Have you read the Lancaster house agreement? Its available on the net. Please point out the clause that Britain didnt abide by. The problem came in when Mugabe didnt support the rule of law. He rather supported violent land grabs. He and His cronies took farms by force(Robert and disGrace mugabe for eg had 17 farms) And they thought Britain would want to pay for his corrupt land redistribution programs.

[@richardmadden8742]

@@petero8200 It was the part that required the government to compensate farmers for their land being transferred to the Blacks. They didn't think they were responsible and I agree. Labour weren't to blame..............Mugabe and his cronies were.

[@petero8200]

@@richardmadden8742 All I find in the Lancaster House agreement is the following: "V. Freedom from Deprivation of Property 1. Every person will be protected from having his property compulsorily acquired except when the acquisition is in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality, public health, town and country planning, the development or utilisation of that or other property in such a manner as to promote the public benefit or, in the case of under- utilised land, settlement of land for agricultural purposes. When property is wanted for one of these purposes, its acquisition will be lawful only on condition that the law provides for the prompt payment of adequate compensation and, where the acquisition is contested, that a court order is obtained. A person whose property is so acquired will be guaranteed the right of access to the High Court to determine the amount of compensation." So Zanu PF and Mugabe broke their word by taking land without compensation and broke the agreement. They are rapists, thieves and murderers who deserve to rot in hell

[@elijahzinhu438]

Thanks fo

[@joea.9969]

They had been independent since 1968...

[@colinm2056]

Self-governing since 1924 i think.

[@blessingmasawi3616]

Who?

[@thesmithersy]

Self-governing since 1923, unilaterally independent in 1965 then handed over to the communists in 1980.

[@paul-henrisandaogodamiba5568]

Good

[@JATP-wp6eh]

🇬🇧

[@user-lw3yf7nk3c]

Good times 😊😊

[@rajivshori]

Even in 2022 it is obvious that we have to live in painful nostalgia while the forces of evil that plagued Rhodesia exist today on the global stage

[@ayodejiolowokere1076]

Yeah. The same forces that won India's independence. Where do you people come from?

[@firewallz3377]

Blood sweat n tears

[@kholwanindlovu2453]

if only smith had came together and treated blacks as equals it would have been better

[@mwangiirungu3670]

True...

[@sithulilebrighet5776]

I think so, he also messed up my beautiful country

[@skuzapo9365]

Are all whites equal?

[@jamesgordonphiri5496]

Correct

[@petero8200]

Do you know of the Zimbabwe Rhodesia constitution of 1978 under Abel Muzorewa . It treated all citizens equally. "In Parliament, the House of Assembly consists of 72 black and 28 white members, the Senate consists of 20 black and 10 white senators. The Cabinet contains 19 ministers, of whom 14 are black and 5 are white. Prior to May the two highest posts in the land, that of Prime Minister and President, were held by whites. Now these posts are filled by blacks. Furthermore, as Minister of Combined Operations and Minister of Defence, I have executive control and ultimate authority over all military matters in my country. The military commanders operate under my immediate policy directives. Similarly, my black colleague, the Minister of Law and Order, who is a member of my delegation, holds executive power over the police. All racially discriminatory laws, including those relating to land tenure, have been repealed - I repeat, have been repealed. People of all races are now permitted to live where they choose, whether in rural or urban residential areas. Our black population participates in all facets of business without any racial restrictions. Our schools and hospitals are now non-racial. All these significant developments were unheard of and thought impossible less than two years ago. " Bishop Muzorewa Lancaster House agreement. Majority rule was already there prior to Mugabe being president

[@toddmchaines6844]

I love Zimbabwe more than PH

[@jonnyvale9999]

Well done Zanu you have shown what black people can do when they run the country.

[@motorcop505]

Jonny Vale What? Create a land of poverty?

[@Barnes-ml9wg]

Wakanda forever

[@Berzertles]

That's racist. There are many black run countries doing well. Ghana, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania, South Africa, many others

[@Berzertles]

@Anglo-Afghan Royalist Lol yeah true

[@laugesteffensen8768]

It’s not about Skin colors, many think. It’s about the damage that Socialism makes! Sure somebody call it race problems, it’s just not..

[@victoriaruzvidzo8036]

who lowered the union jack flag in rhodesia

[@BG-uf8kh]

Sweet justice

[@hairybear7705]

Oooh, didn't we do well ! "Free at last, free at last....thank God Almighty...we are free at last." Watch us World, now we will show you what we can archive without Colonial expertise !!! Come back in 30 years and marvel !!!

[@Hmonks]

Yeah your country went into a shit storm.

[@RB-jl8gj]

Says a nonce living on his mother’s pension money commenting from his basement.

[@blessingmasawi3616]

😂 really sad aren't ya'

[@victoriaruzvidzo8036]

Who lowered the union jack flag

[@regisnyaguraphindamzala1075]

7.58..."why toast a Banana???"....lol...THAT WASNT COOL!!!...crass diplomacy...

[@Mman07311]

Such potential... All gone to waste. Truly a shame

[@stevekyle2477]

This video didn't age very well

[@paulleckner8235]

Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it! Then, you will be worse off.

[@JohnSmith-zn4bz]

Well it appeared to be a time of celebration but the subsequent actions of the tyrant Mugabe put paid to that.

[@thesmithersy]

What a mistake. The end of Rhodesia. The end of civilisation in the region.

[@nyashalchiparaushe5878]

Yililililili Zimbabwe hoyeeeeee

[@blessingmasawi3616]

Hoye

[@warrencohen4533]

a shprt thousand years, lord what a shame,

[@klaudiuszgoralewski4038]

No Zimbabwe only Rodeshia

[@toriib7959]

Bahahahahaha rodeshia is dead af may it rest in piss!

[@blessingmasawi3616]

Well Zimbabwe existed before Rhodesia so this is literal amnesia

[@michaelmoran2022]

From breadbasket to basketcase👎👎

[@ianhall3822]

The White Rhodesian could have stayed in Zimbabwe. Nobody forced him out. He ran because he did not want to integrate with the blacks. 250,000 before independence. 40.000 now. The rest hiding in various parts of the world, unwanted.

[@robertisham5279]

Well after being ruled by a communist and their land being taken away can you really blame them?

[@mich722]

They left because the country and economy were falling to pieces, as well as law and order. And then the land invasions came which completely destroyed the country. No one in their right mind would want to live in a lawless, collapsed state like that. They had no choice but to leave.

[@flaviolima1661]

Mugabe became a dictator and chased the whites. including many were murdered. Did you still want them to stay?

[@harveysmith100]

You would run if you had a dozen African's chasing you with machetes

[@everettduncan7543]

@@flaviolima1661 not to mention the Gukurahundi, white observers there probably feared they were next.