LANCASTER HOUSE 1979 — The Deal That Ended Rhodesia's War | How Zimbabwe Was Born (Documentary)

Fourteen weeks in a London palace: how Carrington, Mugabe, Nkomo, Muzorewa and Smith agreed a constitution, a ceasefire and an election.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Cold open
1:30 Part One — A War Without An End
3:39 Part Two — The Invitation
5:01 Part Three — The Opening
7:19 Part Four — The Constitution
9:05 Part Five — The Land
12:29 Part Six — Who Rules In The Meantime
14:46 Part Seven — The Ceasefire
17:17 Part Eight — The Signing
19:19 Part Nine — The General
21:14 Part Ten — The Assembly Points
23:33 Part Eleven — The Campaign
25:46 Part Twelve — The Verdict
29:20 Credits

SOURCES: Southern Rhodesia Constitutional Conference Report (Cmnd 7802, 1979) · Paul Hubbard, CITE (19–20 Dec 2019) · Patrick Salmon, FCDO History blog (23 Dec 2019) · The Times (Dec 1979 – Feb 1980, as cited) · UN Security Council Resolutions 460 and 463 · Wikipedia articles on the agreement, the 1980 election, Carrington, Soames, Tongogara.
ARCHIVE (short excerpts for review and education): Thames TV (TV Eye, Goodbye Rhodesia) · ITV News at Ten, 3 March 1980 · CTV (1979) · ZBC · RFI · Patriotic Front press conference footage (London, Oct 1979) · VOA Zimbabwe · Australian War Memorial lecture · Drone and travel footage: channels credited on YouTube (Lusaka, Harare, Chimoio, Chiweshe, Chipinge, London) · Title photo: Lancaster House from St James's Park, Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Narration: AI voice (Kokoro). Music: Upright Films house soundtrack. Maps: Natural Earth. Produced by Upright Films.
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