1972 in Rhodesia

none February 2025 February 2024 1972 The following lists events that happened during 1972 in Rhodesia. Incumbents President: Clifford Dupont Prime Minister: Ian Smith January 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 10 March – The African National Council is transformed into a political organisation and calls for a constitutional conference May 31 May – The United States Senate votes against re-imposition of embargo on Rhodesian chromite. August 22 August – International Olympic Committee asks Rhodesia to withdraw from the 20th Olympic Summer Games held in Munich, Germany December 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 29 September – Abel Chimukoko, long-distance runnerhttps://olympics.com/en/athletes/abel-chimukoko Abel CHIMUKOKO 22 February 2024http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/abel-chimukoko-1.html Abel Chimukoko SR/Olympic Sports https://web.archive.org/web/20161203004612/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/abel-chimukoko-1.html 3 December 2016 22 February 2024 References 1972 Category:Years of the 20th century in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe