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 Zimbabwe Introduction
Zimbabwe
'The Land of Thunder' The earliest inhabitants of the area were Khoisan hunter-gatherers. They were largely replaced by Bantu tribes during Bantu migrations. In 1888 British
imperialist Cecil Rhodes extracted mining rights from King Lobengula of the Ndebele. In 1889 Rhodes obtained a charter for the British South Africa Company,
with the object of occupying and administering what subsequently became known as Rhodesia and to mine gold and other minerals.
Following the conference, held in London (1979-1980), Britain's Lord Soames was appointed governor to oversee the disarming of revolutionary guerrillas,
the holding of elections, and the granting of independence to an uneasy coalition government with Joshua Nkomo, head of Zimbabwe African People's Union. In
the free elections of February 1980, Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) won a landslide victory.
 What to See
Great Zimbabwe Ruins - (near Masvingo) The mysterious stone complex built by an indigenous civilization of great sophistication.
Motobo Hills - (near Bulawayo) Rock forms used as stone-age dwellings and as a spiritual focus.
Lake Kariba - The man-made lake on the Zambezi offers bungee-jumping, fishing and scuba diving, plus white water rafting downstream from the Victoria Falls.
Victoria Falls - Known locally as Musi-O-Tunya (The Smoke that Thunders) this majestic spectacle is best viewed from the Zambian side of the border with Zimbabwe.
Activities
Lake Kariba - The man-made lake on the Zambezi offers bungee-jumping, fishing and scuba diving, plus white water rafting downstream from the Victoria Falls.
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