Paper 1 · June 2025 · the armed struggle and the search for a settlement in Rhodesia
In 1978 Ian Smith signed an internal settlement with Abel Muzorewa, Ndabaningi Sithole and Jeremiah Chirau. Give the name of the state that agreement created in 1979.
Model answer
Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Also accepted: Zimbabwe-Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979)
Explanation
Zimbabwe Rhodesia had an African prime minister but left the army, the police, the courts and the civil service in white hands, and reserved a block of parliamentary seats for whites. The Patriotic Front rejected it, no country recognised it, and within months the parties were at Lancaster House instead.
Derived from ZIMSEC History Paper 1, Jun 2025, Q1