Zimbabwe /zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ/, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. The capital is Harare. Zimbabwe achieved de jure sovereignty from the United Kingdom in April 1980, following 14 years as an unrecognised state under the conservative white minority government of Rhodesia, which unilaterally declared independence in 1965.
Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona
and Ndebele being most common. The
present territory was first demarcated by Cecil
Rhodes' British South Africa Company during
the 1890s, becoming a self-governing colony as Southern
Rhodesia in 1923. President Robert
Mugabe is head of state and commander-in-chief of
the armed forces. Renowned as a champion for
the anti-colonial cause, Mugabe is also viewed as an authoritarian responsible
for Zimbabwe's problematic human rights record and
substantial economic decline. He has held power since internationally recognised independence in
1980: as head of government since 1980 and head of state since 1987.
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