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Public holidays in Rhodesia, a historical region in southern Africa, were largely based around milestones in the region's short history. Holidays were instituted along traditional British lines, with some others created exclusively for Rhodesia. Occupation Day, held on 12 September each year, marked the anniversary of the arrival of the Pioneer Column at Fort Salisbury in 1890 (illustration pictured). Southern Rhodesia effectively became the entirety of Rhodesia in 1964 when Northern Rhodesia became independent as Zambia; Independence Day did not become celebrated in Rhodesia until Southern Rhodesia's colonial government unilaterally declared independence from Britain in 1965. All of these holidays were celebrated until 1979, when Rhodesia reconstituted itself under majority rule as the unrecognised state of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia. The country's public holidays were replaced soon after with alternatives intended to be more inclusive: President's Day, Unity Day and Ancestors' Day. These were in turn superseded in April 1980, when the country became the recognised state of Zimbabwe. (Full list...)