Rhodesian Bush War Second Chimurenga Zimbabwe War of Liberation |
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Part of the Decolonisation of Africa and the Cold War | |||||||
![]() The geopolitical situation after the independence of Angola and Mozambique in 1975. Rhodesia Rhodesian government's allies, apartheid-era South Africa and its dependency South-West Africa States giving governmental support to the nationalist guerrillas |
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Belligerents | |||||||
![]() (until 11 November 1965) ![]() (11 November 1965–1 June 1979) ![]() (from 1 June 1979) ![]() |
FROLIZI |
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Support for ZAPU:
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
![]() 10,800 regulars 15,000 reservists 8,000 police 19,000 police reservists ![]() 2,000-5,000 troops |
20,000 guerrillas |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,361 Rhodesian security forces members killed | 10,000+ guerrillas killed | ||||||
468 white civilians killed |
Stalemate