Rebellion! - Season 1

First aired: 3/14/1999 3 episodes

Episodes

1. Treachery

Aired: 3/14/1999

In the dramatic days leading up to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965, Rhodesian leader Ian Smith locked horns with British prime minister Harold Wilson.

2. Betrayal

Aired: 3/21/1999

Ian Smith's rebellion against the British crown was initially aided by South African support during sanctions, but later withdrawn, forcing Smith to agree to majority rule.

3. Surrender

Aired: 3/28/1999

The fight for independence cost 30,000 lives; peace talks ended in disagreement; and up to the last moment the Rhodesian military plotted to keep Robert Mugabe from taking power. Ian Smith, Lord Carrington, Rhodesian commander General Walls, and Andrew Parker-Bowles recall those turbulent times.