Lancaster House Agreement

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The Lancaster House Agreement was the 1979 peace settlement that ended the Rhodesian Bush War and laid the constitutional foundations for the independent state of Zimbabwe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceasefire agreement ⓘ
constitutional settlement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
peace agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lancaster House Constitutional Conference settlement ⓘ
brokeredBy British Foreign and Commonwealth Office ⓘ
cameIntoForce 1979-12-21 ⓘ
category History of Zimbabwe ⓘ
Peace treaties of the United Kingdom ⓘ
Rhodesian Bush War ⓘ
Treaties concluded in 1979 ⓘ
chairedBy Lord Carrington ⓘ
countryAffected Rhodesia ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
dateSigned 1979-12-21 ⓘ
endedConflict Rhodesian Bush War ⓘ
Zimbabwe War of Liberation ⓘ
linked to: Rhodesian Bush War
historicalPeriod decolonisation of Africa ⓘ
includedProvision delayed compulsory land redistribution ⓘ
protection of white minority rights for a transitional period ⓘ
reserved parliamentary seats for white population ⓘ
jurisdiction Southern Rhodesia during transition ⓘ
language English ⓘ
ledTo 1980 Southern Rhodesian general election ⓘ
recognition of Zimbabwe by international community ⓘ
legalPredecessorOf Constitution of Zimbabwe (1980) ⓘ
locationSigned Lancaster House, London, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster House
mediatedBy United Kingdom government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
namedAfter Lancaster House ⓘ
negotiationVenue Lancaster House, London ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster House
predecessorEntity Rhodesia ⓘ
providedFor British supervision of transition ⓘ
ceasefire in Rhodesia ⓘ
elections under British authority ⓘ
new constitution for Zimbabwe ⓘ
return to legality under British colonial rule during transition ⓘ
transition to majority rule ⓘ
relatedConflict Cold War in Southern Africa ⓘ
resultedIn creation of the state of Zimbabwe ⓘ
end of unrecognised state of Rhodesia ⓘ
independence of Zimbabwe ⓘ
signatoryParty Government of Rhodesia ⓘ
Patriotic Front ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) ⓘ
linked to: ZANU–PF

ZAPU (Zimbabwe African People’s Union) ⓘ
successorState Republic of Zimbabwe ⓘ
linked to: Zimbabwe
yearSigned 1979 ⓘ

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President of Zimbabwe → officeCreatedBy → Lancaster House Agreement ⓘ
Treaties of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Lancaster House Agreement 1979 ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster House Agreement
Lancaster House Agreement → alsoKnownAs → Lancaster House Constitutional Conference settlement ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster House Agreement
Joshua Nkomo → signatoryTo → Lancaster House Agreement ⓘ
Rhodesian Bush War → result → Lancaster House Agreement ⓘ
Rhodesian Bush War → majorAgreement → Lancaster House Agreement ⓘ
Prime Minister of Zimbabwe → constitutingInstrument → Lancaster House Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster House Agreement
Government of Rhodesia → transitionAgreement → Lancaster House Agreement ⓘ
Patriotic Front → participatedIn → Lancaster House Conference (1979) ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster House Agreement
Patriotic Front → signed → Lancaster House Agreement ⓘ
Lord Carrington → notableWork → Lancaster House Agreement negotiations on Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster House Agreement
History of Zimbabwe → hasKeyEvent → Lancaster House Agreement ⓘ
ZAPU → signed → Lancaster House Agreement ⓘ
ZAPU → participatedIn → Lancaster House negotiations ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster House Agreement
Rhodesian Security Forces → disbandedFollowing → Lancaster House Agreement ⓘ
Solomon Mujuru → participatedIn → Lancaster House negotiations ⓘ
linked to: Lancaster House Agreement
Joshua Nkomo → participantIn → Lancaster House negotiations ⓘ
subject linked to: Father Zimbabwe
linked to: Lancaster House Agreement