The Effects Of Territorial Control During The Rhodesian Bush War

I began my research by looking into how long the war was. Starting in the year 1991 the RUF was formed by guerrilla units joining with dissidents from around Sierra Leone. The war was then declared over in 2002 in a statement after the reelection of Kabbah in freetown. “On May 15, 2001, the Sierra Leone government and the rebels once again agreed to stop fighting and began to disarm… By the beginning of 2002, disarmament was complete. This time there was no blanket amnesty.” (Sierra Leone: Lasting Peace or Cruel Mirage?) To fuel a war for two decades there needed to be a source of income. Looking into it, Sierra Leone was rich in diamonds. Not only did they produce diamonds, there were, “One of the world’s largest producers of diamonds, the country is also rich in such minerals as chrome, bauxite, iron ore, and rutile.” (Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia). These minerals were used to fuel the rebels with guns and ammunition that were shown prominently throughout the country. They also found loopholes to getting weaponry like abusing the disarmament system. They would get money for turning in their guns and in exchange get the equivalence of 300 US dollars. However this usually resulted in the money being used for buying better weaponry. “..many rebels have turned in their guns during disarmament proceedings, only to use the US$300 they were given for obsolete weapons to buy newer and

During the period of imperialism, whites began dominating over the natives that were already in the Rhodesias. The British began entering into the Matabele home. For centuries the natives had been living in this area, raising their families and living off the land. With the idea of imperialism spreading throughout the globe, the time had come for the natives to be driven off their land as well, by the British. By 1892, more than 1,500 Europeans were in the Rhodesias, and more were to come. They came to the area as not only a part of Cecil Rhodes goal to control from Cape to Cairo, but to be in control of the natural resources of the area. The territory of the Matabele was rich materials in copper, gold, and diamonds. The whites were dominating

To begin with violent conflict in Africa is unavoidable because when the Europeans invaded Africa between the1870s-1900 imperialism took place.Imperialism is when someone takes over another place.When Europe took control of Africa they did not invade to colonize Africa the Europeans invaded Africa for the resources in Africa like diamonds,iron,gold, and other materials.Of course the African people did not like Europeans invading them so they created the mau mau rebellion which fought the British for eight years in British Kenya.

Robert Mugabe spent ten years in prison before assuming the presidency of Zimbabwe. Instead of learning from his time in prison, he brought all his poor habits of corruption to the country of Zimbabwe (“Zimbabwe’s” 1). During his powerful rule, Zimbabwe faced many different situations within his country. Within the first few years of Mugabe being president, Zimbabwe started to have some political and economical issues. Whether or not the issues are a direct correlation to Mugabe being president is unknown, but the timing is impeccable. Money was starting to disappear within the government causing an economic crisis, and Zimbabwe was having massive poverty and inflation increases. These issues led to the conspiracy of a corrupt government

With expansionism, which started in South Africa in 1652, came the Slavery and Forced Labor Model. This was the first model of expansionism got by the Dutch 1652 and hence sent out from the Western Cape to the Afrikaner Republics of the Orange Free State and the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. Numerous South Africans are the relatives of slaves conveyed to the Cape Colony from 1653 until 1822. The progressions created on African social orders by the inconvenience of European pilgrim guideline happened one after another. Indeed, it was the rate with which change happened that set the pioneer time separated from before periods in South Africa. Obviously, not all social orders were similarly changed. Some opposed the powers of pilgrim interruption,

The British Empire’s ambition to pursue economic prosperity in 19th century Southern Africa is a key cause of conflict between the British settlers and the Dutch Boers. The imperialist decisions and aspirations of the British to utilise the country as a trade system, as well as to secure natural resources, contrasted with the Boer’s determination to pursue political independence. This consequently led to the increasing tensions to arise between the Boers and the British. An important trigger in the events that led up to the Boer War was the increasing imperialism of Southern Africa.

White voters were allowed only. African people and the national liberation organization to protest against this act but never succeeded.

In 1965, Zimbabwe was led by a white government. The government was racist and had segregation laws. Douglas Smith made a Declaration of Independence from Britain. This declaration was made after the Britain had a majority vote for the independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain. Smith continued and declared the not yet Zimbabwe a republic. In June 1979, the South Rhodesia

Khoikhoi- The very first native pastoralists in South Africa were the Khoikhoi, and they were traditionally herdsmen. They raised livestock and settled down. The Khoikhoi were also the first people the Dutch settlers made contact with in 1600s. Their encounters together were violent. Warfare broke out, and soon the Khoikhoi were inflicted with disease, killed, enslaved, and displaced. The population of the Khoikhoi quickly diminished, but their culture and history can still be recognized in South Africa today.

South Africa was colonised by both the Dutch and the British. In 1652, the Dutch East India Company established a settlement at present day Cape Town. Initially, this settlement was intended to be a rest stop and supply station for trading vessels and sailors that had to recuperate, but the colony ‘rapidly expanded into a settler colony in the years after its founding’ . The British took control of the territory in 1795 and in 1803, gave control of the Cape Colony to the Batavian Republic. Three years later, the British took control of the Cape once again. The Dutch government relinquished control over the Cape Colony to the British in 1814, under the terms of the Convention of London.

Immediately after the signed agreement, the United Nations and many other nations lifted their sanction bans to Rhodesia and opened up trade. The African nation formally changed its name to Zimbabwe in honor of the historical ruins of Great Zimbabwe. After months, a transition period under British rule began with new elections. The elections were directed by the British government. The population of Zimbabwe elected Robert Mugabe and his ZANU party. Almost after 50 years of struggle, the British granted independence to Zimbabwe on April 18,1980. Under the rule of Robert Mugabe, the government embarked on reconstruction of towns as well as land

This paper focuses on the British military intervention that occurred in Sierra Leone, on May 7 2000. As well as the effect of the intervention’s contribution towards ending the war and implementing peace-building strategies. The intervention was successful in the short term, however, it is questionable whether it was based on encouraging development. The other participants include the United Nations, President Kabbah and the remaining rebel armies of West Africa. One of the main rebel armies involved, the Revolutionary United Front, were known for their violence that spread amongst neighbouring countries. The participants were known for a negotiation, called the Lome Peace Agreement, resulting in the United Nation unsuccessfully peacekeeping.

From the New York Times the Angolan conflict was “a three way tribally based thrash about in which the contenders “became enmeshed in worldwide politics as the competitor superpowers and their proxies rushed to support their chosen factions.”

As a way to maintain their colonies throughout Asia, the British decided to imperialize South Africa. At first, they had no intent to imperialize South Africa, and once they did, they began to also interfere in several other matters such as slavery. Slavery was considered an important business since the Dutch Boers, people who lived in South Africa with Dutch ancestry, took part in the slave trade. The abolishment of slavery lead to the rise of racism which was instilled in the minds of the Boers and the British settlers. As a result, British imperialism was more detrimental to the South Africans, as it created laws which limited the rights of ex-slaves, leading to the start of racism, and because political tension rose between British government

Around 1965 the growth of nationalism started among the African people of Zimbabwe. Workers took part in strikes; students held demonstrations and people in general were not happy with their situation in the country. This led the people of Zimbabwe launch a liberation war in 1966. This war lasted till 1970. The liberation war saw the support of Zimbabwe’s neighboring countries like Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Botswana.