Rhodesia Rhodesia Rhodesia (, ) was an unrecognised state in southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territory to modern Zimbabwe. Rhodesia was the "de facto" successor state to the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, which had been self-governing since achieving responsible government in 1923. A landlocked nation, Rhodesia was bordered by South Africa to the south, Bechuanaland (later Botswana) to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest, and Mozambique (a Portuguese province until 1975) to the east. In the late 19th century, the territory north of the Transvaal was chartered to the British South Africa Company, led by Cecil Rhodes.
Jane English (politician) Jane English (politician) Jane English (born Elizabeth Jane English; November 9, 1940) is an American politician from North Little Rock, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas State Senate. Since 2013, she has represented a portion of Pulaski County in the 34th Senate district. From 2009 to 2013, she was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives. English is a native of the capital city of Lincoln, Nebraska. She graduated in 1981 from Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, with a Bachelor of Science in Economics & Finance. English and her husband, Colonel Don C. English (born 1935),