The Rhodesia Information Centre (RIC) represented the Rhodesian
government in Australia from 1966 to 1980. As Australia did not
recognise Rhodesia's independence it operated on an unofficial basis.
The centre's activities included lobbying politicians, spreading
propaganda about white minority rule in Rhodesia and advising Australian
businesses on how they could evade the United Nations sanctions that had
been imposed on the country. These activities violated United Nations
Security Council resolutions. The RIC had little impact, with Australian
media coverage of the Rhodesian regime being almost entirely negative
and the government's opposition to white minority rule in Rhodesia
hardening over time. The Australian government made several attempts to
force the centre to close, all of which were unsuccessful. The
Zimbabwean government shut the centre in May 1980 after the end of
white minority rule and later established an official embassy in
Australia.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesia_Information_Centre>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1800:
French Revolutionary Wars: Facing starvation and a death rate
of 100 soldiers per day, the French garrison in Malta surrendered to
British forces, ending a two-year siege.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Malta_%281798%E2%80%931800%29>
1843:
The state wedding of Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies and
Emperor Pedro II of Brazil took place at the Cathedral of Rio de
Janeiro.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Cristina_of_the_Two_Sicilies>
1977:
The Golden Dragon massacre took place in Chinatown, San
Francisco, leaving five dead and spurring police to end Chinese gang
violence in the city.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Dragon_massacre>
2010:
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake (damage pictured) struck the
Canterbury Region of New Zealand, causing two deaths and up to
NZ$40 billion in damages.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Canterbury_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
downtime:
1. The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, such as
the breakdown of machinery or a computer crash.
2. A period of time when work or other activity is less intense or
stops.
3. (chiefly Canada, US) A period of time set aside for relaxation and
rest; leisure time, free time.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/downtime>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Wasted away again in Margaritaville, Searchin' for my lost
shaker of salt. Some people claim that there's a woman to blame, But I
know it's nobody's fault.
--Jimmy Buffett
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett>
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