Rhodesia (region) was first used to refer to the region by white settlers in the 1890s who informally named their new home after Cecil Rhodes, the Company's founder and managing director. It was used in newspapers from 1891 and was made official by the Company in 1895. To confuse matters, Southern Rhodesia, which became a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom in 1923, referred to itself simply as "Rhodesia" from 1964 to 1979, and in 1965 unilaterally declared independence under that name. It thereafter briefly renamed itself "Zimbabwe Rhodesia" in 1979. The usage of the term Rhodesia to refer to the historical
Alan Parker (businessman) £2.34 billion. Parker is known for his philanthropy through his Oak Foundation, which spends $200 million yearly on projects including humanitarian help in Africa, medical research, victims of torture, ecology and journalism. His wife Jette sponsors The Royal Opera's Jette Parker Young Artists Programme. He is married to Jette Parker, and they have three children, Caroline, Natalie and Kristian. Alan Parker (businessman) Alan M. Parker (born 31 March 1939) is a British billionaire businessman. Alan M. Parker was born into a modest family in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), the son of a British colonial civil servant. Parker trained as an accountant,