thumb|Stamp with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, 1955 Even before the war, there had been talks about merging the two Rhodesias, but the process had been halted by the British authorities, and brought to an absolute stop by the war. Finally, in 1953, both Rhodesias were joined with Nyasaland (now Malawi) to form the Central African Federation. Northern Rhodesia was the centre of much of the turmoil and crises that afflicted the federation in its last years. At the core of the controversy were insistent African demands for greater participation in government and European fears of losing political control.
thumb|stamp with portrait of queen elizabeth ii 1955 even before the war there had been talks about merging the two rhodesias but the process had been halted by the british authorities and brought to an absolute stop by the war finally in 1953 both rhodesias were joined with nyasaland (now malawi) to form the central african federation northern rhodesia was the centre of much of the turmoil and crises that afflicted the federation in its last years at the core of the controversy were insistent african demands for greater participation in government and european fears of losing political control