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Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S.C. Mundawarara.
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Lancaster House Agreement
1979 ceasefire agreement ending the Rhodesian Bush War
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Unrecognised state in Southern Africa (1965–1979)
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British politician
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Abel Muzorewa
Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia from 1979 to 1980
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