<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Following the Lancaster House Agreement of 1979 there was a transition to internationally recognized majority rule in 1980; the United Kingdom ceremonially granted Zimbabwe independence on 18 April that year . In the 2000s Zimbabwe's economy began to deteriorate due to various factors, including, the imposition of economic sanctions by western countries led by the United Kingdom, and also due to wide spread corruption in government . Economic instability caused a lot of Zimbabweans to move overseas or to neighboring countrys . Prior to its recognized independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the nation had been known by several names: Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia and Zimbabwe Rhodesia . </P> <P> Prior to the arrival of Bantu speakers in present - day Zimbabwe the region was populated by ancestors of the San people . The first Bantu - speaking farmers arrived during the Bantu expansion around 2000 years ago . </P>

When did zimbabwe attain independence from the white minority rule
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