Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia

Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Flag of the prime minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Style	The Right Honourable
Member of	Government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Residence	Dzimbahwe, Salisbury (now Harare)
Appointer	President of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
Precursor	Prime Minister of Rhodesia
Formation	1 June 1979
First holder	Abel Muzorewa
Final holder	Abel Muzorewa
Abolished	12 December 1979
Superseded by	Governor of Southern Rhodesia
Deputy	Silas Mundawarara

The prime minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia was the head of government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Like the country itself, it was never internationally recognized.

The only prime minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia was Abel Muzorewa.

History of the office

The position was established on 1 June 1979,^[1] under the terms of the Internal Settlement negotiated between the government of Rhodesia and moderate African nationalists. It existed until, under the terms of the Lancaster House Agreement, control was turned over to Christopher Soames as Governor of Southern Rhodesia on 12 December 1979.^[2]

Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979)

Parties

  United African National Council

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election	Cabinet
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Abel Muzorewa (1925–2010) MP for Mashonaland East	1 June 1979	12 December 1979	194 days	UANC	1979	Government

See also

• President of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
• Government of Zimbabwe Rhodesia
• Prime Minister of Rhodesia
• Prime Minister of Zimbabwe

References

1. "Nation of Zimbabwe Rhodesia Is Proclaimed and Muzorewa Hails Black Victory". The New York Times. 1 June 1979. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
2. John Fisher Burns (13 December 1979). "Rhodesia Restored To Colonial Status". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2019.