After Rhodesian elections - Lord Soames appeals for calm

Title

After Rhodesian elections - Lord Soames appeals for calm

Genre

Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:15

Description

Broadcast by the Governor of Rhodesia Lord Soames (Christopher Soames) where he appeals for calm after election results in the country have been counted and prior to announcement of results and on the role for Britain leading up to and after independence.

Contributors

Christopher Soames

Keywords

Elections; Politics; Interethnic relations; Great Britain; Political reform; Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Foreign policy; Independence; General elections

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