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1972 in Rhodesia 
Summary
The following lists events that happened during 1972 in Rhodesia.
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Incumbents edit
January edit
- 11 January-11 March - The Pearce Commission arrives in Rhodesia to conduct tests of acceptability of settlement proposals which was agreed on in 1971
March edit
- 10 March - The African National Council is transformed into a political organisation and calls for a constitutional conference
May edit
- 31 May - The United States Senate votes against re-imposition of embargo on Rhodesian chromite.
August edit
- 22 August - International Olympic Committee asks Rhodesia to withdraw from the 20th Olympic Summer Games held in Munich, Germany
December edit
- 21 December - Guerrillas of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) attack Altena farm in Centenary area, marking an unprecedented escalation of the Rhodesian Bush War.
Births edit
- September 29 — Abel Chimukoko, long-distance runner[1][2]
References edit