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Immigration and Emigration
Colonel Everard signing the swearing in of his position as the Acting Officer Administering the Government 1971
Brian Oliver overseeing Colonel Everard swearing-in as the Acting Officer Administering the Government 1971

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Zimbabwe – or was it Rhodesia?

From his retirement home in rural Gloucestershire, Brian Oliver often reminisces over his life in the colonies. The very word “colonial”, for him, conjures up many images and names: Nelson, Zulus, Wellington, Clive of India, Rhodes of South Africa, to name but a few. Countries and continents also feature: India, America, Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe. But for Brian, who saw 35 years of the colonial era in Africa, Zimbabwe will forever be Rhodesia. More...

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