#Rhodesia was never a typical colony and was never a burden on the British tax payer (that occurred after it became Zimbabwe).
Even President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania, who had hardly shone in leading his own country told Mugabe in 1980:
“You have inherited the jewel of Africa.” Image
Where others saw only stone-age war, plunder and slavery; these men saw an opportunity for themselves and for a new nation in the true Spirit of the Magna Carta and Westminster system. What they achieved within the lifetime of one ethnic-European man is incredible! Image
They entered a land fraught with danger& imminent death. Wild animals, debilitating disease, slavers, tribal war lords, without basic infrastructure.
There were no roads, no reliable agriculture, nothing but their wits, skill &determination to create a nation that was self-funded Image
For all those who stepped up to guard our borders, every man, woman and child who still has pride in our great country, (yes it lives in our hearts)

I dedicate this thread.

But most especially to my brother, whose physical body lays in peace in Salisbury. #Rhodesia Image
Salute and Respect. The greatest soldier Africa has ever seen died this day 2010. An officer and a gentleman.

May he #RIP

Col. Reid-Daly #Scouts #Rhodesia Image

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Nov 3, 2022
A few may wonder why I’m so passionate about my homeland #Rhodesia. What’s it got to do with the here and now. Please bear with me and I’ll explain. 

For we who live in South Africa 

The intentional destruction of a nation is to break the bonds of community and commonality.
A new history is created, people are fractured and scattered, they cower at speaking the Truth.... we become strangers without the common bond of a shared history and community. 

It becomes tiring to tell people the Truth of our history and convince them they've been fed lies..
We’re erased from existence generation by generation.

This is what’s happened and is happening to our #Rhodesia

In case you don’t realise it, this is also what’s happening right NOW in South Africa

This is your history and mine
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