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Josiah Zion Gumede GCLM MBE (19 September 1919 – 28 March 1989) was the first and only president of the self-proclaimed, and internationally unrecognised, state of Zimbabwe Rhodesia during 1979, before Rhodesia briefly reverted to British rule until the country's independence as Zimbabwe in 1980.
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 .
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On 11 November 1965, Ian Smith's Rhodesian Front Government proclaimed the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from the United Kingdom. On orders from the UK, the then-Governor of Southern Rhodesia, Sir Humphrey Gibbs, immediately sacked Smith and his cabinet. This action was ignored by Smith, who stated that the UDI brought into immediate...
For five years, Smith and his government continued to profess loyalty to Queen Elizabeth II and recognised her as Rhodesia's head of state. Indeed, the UDI announcement ended with the words "God Save The Queen." However, in 1969, Smith decided to sever links with the British Crown, by making the country a republic. At a referendumthat year, the mos...
In July 1927 Gumede is elected as the 4th President-General of the African National Congress (ANC), a position that he held until 1930. In 1933 Gumede involves himself in activities of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) and in 1935 attends the All Africa Conference (ACC).
Jan 16, 2022 · KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Sihle Zikalala, on Sunday laid a wreath on the grave of ANC founding member and the party’s late president general, Josiah Gumede, at Pietermaritzburg’s Mountain Rise ...
Oct 16, 2013 · LONDON – Natalie Gumede, the star of a popular dancing show in the UK called ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has revealed that her grandfather, Josiah Zion Gumede, was President of the Republic of...
Feb 24, 2022 · In 1978, an internal agreement between Smith’s government and the nationalists led to an election ending Bishop Abel Muzorewa elected Prime Minister and Josiah Zion Gumede became President of a shared government.
