1959 in Southern Rhodesia

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Southern Rhodesia |

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Decades:|

* 1930s
* 1940s
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* 1960s

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* Other events of 1959
* Timeline of Southern Rhodesian history

The following lists events that happened during 1959 in the Colony of Southern Rhodesia.

## Incumbents

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* Prime Minister: Humphrey Gibbs (starting 28 December)

## Events

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* Kariba Dam's 128 m (420 ft) high and 579 m (1900 ft) long concrete wall is finished.[1]

## Births

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* Berenice Josephine Bickle, artist, is born Bulawayo
* 4 June - Russell Tiffin, international cricket umpire, is born in Salisbury
* 7 August - Ali Shah, all-rounder cricketer, is born in Salisbury

## References

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1. ^ Bridgwater, William (1960). The Columbia-Viking Desk Encyclopedia. Viking Press.

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