Queen of Rhodesia
Former unrecognised constitutional monarchy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Queen of Rhodesia was the title asserted for Elizabeth II as Rhodesia's constitutional head of state following the country's Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom. However, the position only existed under the Rhodesian constitution of 1965 and remained unrecognised elsewhere in the world. The British government, along with the United Nations and almost all governments, regarded the declaration of independence as an illegal act and nowhere else was the existence of the British monarch having separate status in Rhodesia accepted. With Rhodesia becoming a republic in 1970, the status or existence of the office ceased to be contestable.
Queen of Rhodesia | |
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Style | Her Majesty |
Formation | 11 November 1965 |
Abolition | 2 March 1970 |