The Unilateral Declaration of Independence was created in opposition to proposals for black majority rule in the country now known as ________.

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The Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) was created in 1965 in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) by the white minority government led by Ian Smith. This was in opposition to proposals for black majority rule, which were being pushed for by the international community and the black nationalist movements. South Africa, Kenya, Botswana, and none of the above do not fit the description of the country that the UDI was created in opposition to.

The Unilateral Declaration of Independence Was Created in Opposition to Proposals