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| 1963 |
| | | The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved, as the three colonies go their separate ways | |
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| 1964 |
| | | Ian Smith, now prime minister of Rhodesia, arrests leading black politicians Joshua Nkomo and Robert Mugabe | |
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| 1965 |
| | | Ian Smith makes a unilateral declaration of Rhodesia's independence | |
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| 1968 |
| | | The United Nations, with the approval of Britain as the colonial power, imposes economic sanctions on Rhodesia | |
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| 1976 |
| | | Nkomo and Mugabe merge their guerrilla troops in a more effective disruptive force, to be known as the Patriotic Front | |
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| 1979 |
| | | The first multiracial elections held in Rhodesia are won by bishop Abel Muzorewa | |
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| 1979 |
| | | A conference in London, at Lancaster House, finally achieves agreement on Southern Rhodesia | |
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| 1979 |
| | | Britain agrees to fund the purchase of land of British farmers in Southern Rhodesia willing to sell, for a much-needed land distribution programme | |
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| 1980 |
| | | Rhodesia becomes independent, taking the name Zimbabwe, with Robert Mugabe as prime minister | |
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| 1987 |
| | | Mugabe and Nkomo merge their two parties as ZANU-PF, making Zimbabwe effectively a one-party state | |
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