Rhodesia: Polity Style: 1965-1979

11 Nov 1965	Southern Rhodesia became an independent state under the name of Rhodesia in accordance with a proclamation issued by the Government of Rhodesia on 11 Nov 1965 (notice: Government Gazette, Extra, No. 64B, 11 Nov 1965, p. 1359B; proclamation: Government Gazette, Extra, No. 64B, 11 Nov 1965, Supplement, pp. 1315 (44)-1315(45))
11 Nov 1965	the Constitution of Rhodesia, 1965 (as an annex to the Proclamation of 11 Nov 1965) came into operation on the date of publication in Government Gazette as required by Sections 2 (2) and 2 (3) of the Constitution
11 Nov 1965 - 31 May 1979	Rhodesia
1 Jun 1979	the Constitution of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, 1979, is passed by the Parliament of Rhodesia, came into operation on the date (1 Jun 1979) fixed by the proclamation of the Acting President in and over Rhodesia issued on 30 May 1979 (notice of the proclamation publication: Government Gazette, Extra, No. 36, 1 Jun 1979, p. 507; proclamation: Government Gazette, Extra, No. 36, 1 Jun 1979, Supplement, p. 1732A; notice of the Constitution publication: Government Gazette, No. 18, 16 Mar 1979, p. 238; Constitution: Government Gazette, 1979, Supplement, Acts, pp. 239-506) [1]
1 Jun 1979 - 12 Dec 1979	Zimbabwe Rhodesia
12 Dec 1979	Zimbabwe Rhodesia ceased to be an independent state and reverted to the British Crown, becoming "part of Her Majesty's dominions," in accordance with an act passed by the Parliament of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, effective on the date (12 Dec 1979) fixed by a statutory instrument issued by the President of Zimbabwe Rhodesia in Government Gazette) (notice of the act publication: Government Gazette, Extra, No. 71, 12 Dec 1979, p. 1065; act: Government Gazette, 1979, Supplement, Acts, pp. 725-826; notice of the statutory instrument publication: Government Gazette, Extra, No. 71, 12 Dec 1979, p. 1065; statutory instrument: Government Gazette, Extra, No. 71, 12 Dec 1979, Supplement, p. 3960E) [2]

Full title: Act to provide for a new Constitution for Zimbabwe Rhodesia; to provide for the entrenchment of certain provisions of the laws to be enacted relating to electoral matters, education or medical services, to restrict the power of the Legislature to amend the provisions of certain other laws, and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing (may be cited as the Constitution of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, 1979).
Full title: Act to amend the Constitution of Zimbabwe Rhodesia, 1979, and to provide for matters incidental thereto. (may be cited as the Constitution of Zimbabwe Rhodesia Amendment (No. 4) Act, 1979).