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Rhodesia


On January 1 The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland dissolved and was split into Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (now Malawi). Byasaland became independent on July 6 and Northern Rhodesia on October 24.
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