1870s in Zimbabwe

Events

1870 The first of Lobengula's royal towns called Bulawayo, is founded in 1870 (and will be destroyed in 1881).

1871 Europeans start to excavate the late Iron Age's capital city, Great Zimbabwe The border post Mpandamatenga established close to modern Botswana

1872 Tati Concessions Land in the Matabele kingdom granted to Sir John Swinburne

1876 Zambesi Mission, a Catholic prefecture division is established

Births Wardlaw Brown Thomson, rugby union international born in Matabeleland Fraser Russell, 3 time governor of Southern Rhodesia (dies 1952) Alfred Mulock Bentley, founder of the Rhodesian Stock Exchange (dies 1952)

See also

1860s in Zimbabwe other events of 1870s 1880s in Zimbabwe Years in Zimbabwe

References