 Akarangarira kutamira kuRhodesia zvino Zimbabwe, uko utongi hwevarungu vashomanene hwakanga hwatora rusununguko nenzira isina kurongwa kubva kuUnited Kingdom muna 1965. Pfungwa yokugara muRhodesia yakaramba ichikwezva Ray kwemakore anoverengeka pashure pacho, uye yakanga iri nzvimbo yake yaakaronga pashure pokuurayiwa kwaMambo. Hurumende yeRhodesia yakaratidza kusatendera kwayo. 