President of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
| President of Zimbabwe Rhodesia | |
|---|---|
.svg) Flag of the president of Zimbabwe Rhodesia | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Residence | Government House, Salisbury (now Harare) |
| Precursor | President of Rhodesia |
| Formation | 1 June 1979 |
| First holder | Josiah Zion Gumede |
| Final holder | Josiah Zion Gumede |
| Abolished | 12 December 1979 |
| Superseded by | Governor of Southern Rhodesia |
The president of Zimbabwe Rhodesia was the head of state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Like the country itself, it was never internationally recognized.
The only president of Zimbabwe Rhodesia was Josiah Zion Gumede.
History of the office
[edit]The position was established on 1 June 1979,[1] under the terms of the Internal Settlement negotiated between the government of Rhodesia and moderate African nationalists. It existed until, under the terms of the Lancaster House Agreement, control was turned over to Lord Soames as Governor of Southern Rhodesia on 12 December 1979.[2]
President of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979)
[edit]- Parties
United African National Council
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Josiah Zion Gumede (1919–1989) | 1 June 1979 | 12 December 1979 | 194 days | UANC | Government | |
See also
[edit]- Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
- Government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
- President of Rhodesia
- President of Zimbabwe
References
[edit]- ^ "Nation of Zimbabwe Rhodesia Is Proclaimed and Muzorewa Hails Black Victory". The New York Times. 1 June 1979. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ John Fisher Burns (13 December 1979). "Rhodesia Restored To Colonial Status". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
Presidents of Zimbabwe and its antecedents | |
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 Rhodesia (1965–1979, an unrecognised state) | |
 Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979, an unrecognised state) | |
 Zimbabwe (since 1980, a recognised state) | |
*Acting President | |