▁able ▁to ▁en act ▁disc rimin atory ▁legisl ation ▁concerning ▁land ▁ten ure . ▁The ▁Land ▁App ort ion ment ▁and ▁Ten ure ▁Act s ▁reserved ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁area ▁for ▁exclus ively ▁white ▁ownership . ▁ 2 5 % ▁was ▁designated ▁" T rib al ▁Trust ▁Land ", ▁which ▁was ▁available ▁to ▁be ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁collect ive ▁basis ▁by ▁the ▁already ▁settled ▁far mers ▁and ▁where ▁individual ▁title ▁was ▁not ▁offered . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁white ▁government ▁of ▁Rh odes ia , ▁led ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ian ▁Smith , ▁declared ▁its ▁independence ▁from ▁Britain ▁— ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁state ▁to ▁do ▁so , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁the ▁USA ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 6 . ▁Initial ly , ▁this ▁state ▁maintained ▁its ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁as ▁" Que en ▁of ▁Rh odes ia " ▁( a ▁title ▁to ▁which ▁she ▁never ▁cons ented ), ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁even ▁that ▁link ▁was ▁sever ed , ▁and ▁Rh odes ia ▁became ▁a ▁totally ▁independent ▁republic . ▁ ▁S over eign ▁Rh odes ia ▁ ▁The ▁r uling ▁white ▁Rh odes ian ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁gain ▁international ▁recognition ▁and ▁faced ▁serious ▁economic ▁problems ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁san ctions . ▁Some ▁states , ▁such ▁as ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Portugal , ▁did ▁support ▁the ▁white ▁minor ity ▁government ▁of ▁Rh odes ia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁Z imb ab we ▁African ▁National ▁Union