Editing Foreign relations of Zambia (section)

==== Zimbabwe ====
Zambia has also provided key support to the liberation struggles of nearby Zimbabwe from their colonial rulers in the 1960s to 1970s.<ref>Scarritt, James R., and Solomon M. Nkiwane. "Friends, neighbors, and former enemies: the evolution of Zambia-Zimbabwe relations in a changing regional context". ''Africa Today'' 43.1 (1996): 7-31.</ref> Specifically, Zambia provided armed and diplomatic support to [[Zimbabwe African People's Union]] (ZAPU) and the [[Zimbabwe African National Union]] (ZANU) during their struggles against the unrecognized rogue state Rhodesian government in the Rhodesian Bush War.<ref>Chongo, Clarence. ''Decolonising Southern Africa: a history of Zambia's role in Zimbabwe's liberation struggle 1964-1979''. Diss. University of Pretoria, 2</ref> Zambia provided limited arms and training towards Zimbabwe's African nationalist movements, but largely applied diplomatic approaches to induce liberation in Zimbabwe.<ref>Scarritt, James R., Solomon M. Nkiwane, and Henrik Sommer. "A process tracing plausibility probe of uneven democratization's effects on cooperative dyads: The case of Zambia and Zimbabwe 1980–1993". ''International Interactions'' 26.1 (2000): 55-90.</ref> This included multiple visits and discussion between the Rhodesian government and Zambia leaders to negotiate a resolution to the civil strife within the country. Eventually, in 1979, the Rhodesian government submitted to international pressures and conducted elections that lead to majority rule and the eventual renaming of the country as Zimbabwe.<ref>"Insurgency in Rhodesia, 1957–1973: An Account and Assessment". International Institute for Strategic Studies. 1973.</ref>