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1959 in Southern Rhodesia

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Decades:
  
1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s

See also:
  
Other events of 1959 Timeline of Southern Rhodesian history

The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Colony of Southern Rhodesia.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prime Minister: Humphrey Gibbs (starting 28 December)

    • Events

  • Kariba Dam's 128 m high and 579 m long concrete wall is finished.

    • Births

  • Berenice Josephine Bickle, artist, is born Bulawayo
  • 4 June - Russell Tiffin, international cricket umpire, is born in Salisbury
  • 7 August - Ali Shah, all-rounder cricketer, is born in Salisbury

    • References

    1959 in Southern Rhodesia Wikipedia
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