case study of Zimbabwe
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Great Zimbabwe is an archaeological site which is a very important heritage resource in southern Africa. The name of the country of Zimbabwe is even based on the Shona term dzimba dzembabwe, meaning 'house of stone'. The ruins of Great Zimbabwe provide evidence of an early and sophisticated civilisation.
In 1888, Cecil John Rhodes occupied the area of present-day Zimbabwe and it became a British colony. For nearly 100 years, until independence in 1980, the area was known as Rhodesia. During this period of colonial rule, the African people of the area were dispossessed of their land, their rights and their heritage. Although the evidence clearly showed that Great Zimbabwe had been built by Africans, the Rhodesian government did everything in its power to suppress this knowledge.
Cecil John Rhodes and other white settlers refused to believe that Great Zimbabwe was built by Africans. Rhodes employed a miner called Theodore Bent to dig up bits of Great Zimbabwe in order to prove that it had been built by either Arabs or Phoenicians.
Despite colonial attempts to suppress the heritage of the African people of the area, Great Zimbabwe became a potent symbol of African achievement and resistance. During the war years of the 1960s and 1970s, the African people held up Great Zimbabwe as a symbol of the African nationalist struggle for freedom.
However, it was only after independence that Zimbabwe was able to reclaim its history and heritage. The ruins of Great Zimbabwe have become a symbol of the new state and its freedom from colonial rule. Symbols of the ruins are used on Zimbabwe's banknotes, coat of arms and flag.
Evidence was deliberately suppressed in order to promote the policies and belief systems of the white colonial government in what was then known as Rhode
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In 1888, Cecil John Rhodes occupied the area of present-day Zimbabwe and it became a British colony. For nearly 100 years, until independence in 1980, the area was known as Rhodesia. During this period of colonial rule, the African people of the area were dispossessed of their land, their rights and their heritage. Although the evidence clearly showed that Great Zimbabwe had been built by Africans, the Rhodesian government did everything in its power to suppress this knowledge.
Cecil John Rhodes and other white settlers refused to believe that Great Zimbabwe was built by Africans. Rhodes employed a miner called Theodore Bent to dig up bits of Great Zimbabwe in order to prove that it had been built by either Arabs or Phoenicians.
Despite colonial attempts to suppress the heritage of the African people of the area, Great Zimbabwe became a potent symbol of African achievement and resistance. During the war years of the 1960s and 1970s, the African people held up Great Zimbabwe as a symbol of the African nationalist struggle for freedom.
However, it was only after independence that Zimbabwe was able to reclaim its history and heritage. The ruins of Great Zimbabwe have become a symbol of the new state and its freedom from colonial rule. Symbols of the ruins are used on Zimbabwe's banknotes, coat of arms and flag.
Evidence was deliberately suppressed in order to promote the policies and belief systems of the white colonial government in what was then known as Rhode
credits-. https://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/great-zimbabwe-case-study
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