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← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in Rhodesia → 1971 1972 1973
Decades:	1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1970 Timeline of Rhodesian history

The following lists events that happened during 1970 in the self-declared Republic of Rhodesia .

Incumbents [ edit ]

• President : Clifford Dupont (from 2 March 1970)
• Prime Minister : Ian Smith

Events [ edit ]

February [ edit ]

• 17 February - Decimal Day in Rhodesia - the Rhodesian dollar is introduced to replace the Rhodesian pound . ^[1]

March [ edit ]

• 2 March - Rhodesia becomes a self-declared republic , but it is not recognized by the international community. Rhodesia remains legally a British colony in international law.
• 17 March - Britain and United States use their veto rights in the United Nations Security Council to avoid implementation of complete mandatory sanctions on Rhodesia.

May [ edit ]

• 21 May - Ian Smith , Prime Minister of Rhodesia and John Vorster , Prime Minister of South Africa hold private talks.

Births [ edit ]

• January 24 — Neil Johnson , cricketer
• March 15 — Crispen Mutakanyi , middle distance runner

References [ edit ]

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