Events on the map

The map shows borders and town names as they were in each year. Events come from our films and our sources; more are added with each film.

1. September 1890The Pioneer Column raises a flag at Fort SalisburyShow on the map
2. 1 October 1923Southern Rhodesia becomes a self-governing British colonyShow on the map
3. 21 February 1924Robert Mugabe is born at Kutama missionShow on the map
4. 1953The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland beginsShow on the map
5. 1959Kariba Dam is finished and the lake starts to fillShow on the map
6. 8 August 1963ZANU is founded in HighfieldShow on the map
7. 11 November 1965Rhodesia declares independence from Britain (UDI)Show on the map
8. 1 November 1974The vote in Que Que prisonShow on the map
9. 18 April 1980Independence: Rhodesia becomes ZimbabweShow on the map
10. 18 April 1982Salisbury is renamed HarareShow on the map
11. 22 December 1987The Unity Accord joins ZANU-PF and PF-ZAPUShow on the map
12. 21 November 2017Mugabe resigns after 37 yearsShow on the map

Map outlines: Natural Earth (public domain). Town names follow the 1982 renamings: Salisbury to Harare, Gwelo to Gweru, Umtali to Mutare, Fort Victoria to Masvingo. Que Que is shown as “Que Que (now Kwekwe)” because we have not yet confirmed the year it was renamed.