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.
Andy Preston (businessman) or leave the European Union. After being linked as a potential candidate to become the first Tees Valley Mayor, Preston ruled himself out of the race but warned against the election of a "career politician" Andy Preston (businessman) Andy Preston (born 31 July 1966) is an English businessman and charity chairman. He runs a number of businesses and charities. He also stood for the role of elected mayor of Middlesbrough in 2015. He was a high-profile City trader and also ran a $5.5bln international hedge fund business. After retiring from fund management, Preston moved back to the North of England.