1959 in Southern Rhodesia

Decades:	1930s ; 1940s ; 1950s ; 1960s ;
See also:	Other events of 1959 ; Timeline of Southern Rhodesian history ;

Last updated February 10, 2025

The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Colony of Southern Rhodesia .

Incumbents

Prime Minister: Humphrey Gibbs (starting 28 December)

Events

Kariba Dam's 128 m (420 ft) high and 579 m (1900 ft) long concrete wall is finished.^[1]

Births

Berenice Josephine Bickle, artist, is born Bulawayo
4 June - Russell Tiffin, international cricket umpire, is born in Salisbury
7 August - Ali Shah, all-rounder cricketer, is born in Salisbury

References

↑ Bridgwater, William (1960). The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia. Viking Press.

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[1] Bridgwater, William (1960). The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia. Viking Press.

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v t e 1959 in Africa
Sovereign states	Dahomey Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Liberia Libya Morocco South Africa South-West Africa Sudan Tunisia Upper Volta
Dependencies, colonies and other territories	Ascension Island Algeria Basutoland Bechuanaland Protectorate Belgian Congo British Cameroons British Somaliland Chad French Cameroons French Somaliland French Sudan French Togoland The Gambia Mauritania Mauritius Niger Northern Rhodesia Réunion Ruanda-Urundi Saint Helena Sierra Leone Southern Rhodesia Spanish Sahara Tristan da Cunha

1959 in Southern Rhodesia

Contents

Incumbents

Events

Births

References