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Medal For Meritorious Service
The Medal for Meritorious Service was a medal awarded by the Rhodesia, Republic of Rhodesia to civilians and military personnel. History The Medal for Meritorious Service was awarded to civilians (who were usually government workers such as INTAF) for "resource and devotion to duty or exemplary voluntary service to the community.", and awarded to military members (used only for territorial, volunteer and reserve forces) for "resource and devotion to duty." Description The medal was a silver circular medal that was 36mm around, with the obverse of the medal had the national Coat of arms of Zimbabwe#Rhodesia, coat of arms, and the reverse had the pick from the coat of arms in the centre encircled by the words "". The recipient's name would be etched on the rim, and a silver bar would be awarded for a subsequent award. The medal also had two different divisions, a civilian division that would have just a plain orange ribbon , and a military division that would have multi-coloured str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Rhodesia
The president of Rhodesia was the head of state of Rhodesia from 1970 to 1979. As Rhodesia reckoned itself a parliamentary republic rather than a presidential republic at the time, the president's post was almost entirely ceremonial, and the real power continued to be vested in Rhodesia's prime minister, Ian Smith. Two individuals held the office of president, while two others served as acting presidents. Most were of British descent, but Clifford Dupont, the longest-serving, was of Huguenot stock. As with Rhodesia itself, the position lacked international recognition for the entire period. Rhodesia was internationally recognised as a British colony until 1980. Origins On 11 November 1965, Ian Smith's Rhodesian Front Government proclaimed the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) from the United Kingdom. On orders from the UK, the then-Governor of Southern Rhodesia, Sir Humphrey Gibbs, immediately sacked Smith and his cabinet. This action was ignored by Smith, who sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
