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Summary:Rhodesia's rebel leader Ian Smith on television in Salisbury, urging the electorate to vote in favour of breaking the country's ties with Britain. On June 22 1969, the results of the referendum were announced - 82 percent of those who voted wanted to cut the British connection. Two days later, the British governor of Rhodesia left for London and by July, the last official link was severed.
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Location:RHODESIA
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