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1977 in Rhodesia

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1977
in
Rhodesia

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The following lists events that happened during 1977 in Rhodesia.

Incumbents

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Events

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February

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  • 6 February – Seven white Catholic missionaries were killed by guerrillas at St. Paul's Mission, Musami.[1]
  • 24 February – Catholic Bishop of Umtali Donal Lamont had a 10-year prison sentence reduced to 4 by the Appeal Court in Salisbury. 3 of the 4 years were suspended. He was convicted in 1976 of failing to report the presence of terrorists

April

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August

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  • 6 August – The Salisbury Woolworths bombing. A 30 kg bomb exploded in a Woolworths store in Salisbury killing 11 people and wounding 76. The victims were black, white and coloured. The store on the corner of Pioneer Street, and Bank Street was also badly damaged.

November

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Burns, John F. (8 February 1977). "7 White Missionaries in Rhodesia Slain in Raid by Black Guerrillas". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Two Missionaries Are Killed by Raiders in Rhodesia". The New York Times. 11 August 1977. Retrieved 5 September 2021.