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Central African Federation

British  

noun

  1. another name for the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The settler minority wanted the country to be part of a new amalgam, to be called the Central African Federation.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2021

Two investigations held in the British-run Central African Federation, which included Northern Rhodesia, were followed by an official UN inquiry, which concluded that foul play could not be ruled out.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2012

Completed in 1960 under the now defunct Central African Federation, Kariba supplies both Zambia and Rhodesia with power, ties them together like sullen Siamese twins.

From Time Magazine Archive

Banda's immediate goal: to get Nyasaland out of the Central African Federation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nine years ago, when Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland united to form the Central African Federation, this new Commonwealth nation looked good to foreign capital.

From Time Magazine Archive

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