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