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← 1969 1968 1967 1970 in Rhodesia → 1971 1972 1973
Decades:	1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1970 Timeline of Rhodesian history

The following lists events that happened during1970 in the self-declaredRepublic of Rhodesia.

• President:Clifford Dupont (from 2 March 1970)
• Prime Minister:Ian Smith

• 17 February -Decimal Day in Rhodesia - theRhodesian dollar is introduced to replace theRhodesian pound.^[1]

• 2 March -Rhodesia becomes a self-declaredrepublic, but it is not recognized by the international community. Rhodesia remains legally a British colony in international law.
• 17 March -Britain andUnited States use their veto rights in theUnited Nations Security Council to avoid implementation of complete mandatory sanctions on Rhodesia.

• 21 May -Ian Smith,Prime Minister of Rhodesia andJohn Vorster,Prime Minister of South Africa hold private talks.

• January 24 —Neil Johnson, cricketer
• March 15 —Crispen Mutakanyi, middle distance runner

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