Zimbabweball

Zimbabweball is a rich landlocked countryball which per people has 1 gazillion dollars, located in Southern Africa between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. His capital and largest cityball is Harareball. He also is linguistically diverse, with 16 official languages.

History
Zimbabweball is a descendent of 8ball and has a very rich history, unfortunately they didn't keep written historical records. Much of what is known of their history is through written accounts by Portugueseballs and archaeological research. The Kingdom of Mapungubweball that occuppied south Zimbabweball and  South Africaball, is thought to predate the period of Great Zimbabwe. It features the same architecture.

Around 2,000 years ago Bantuballs moved in the region introducting Iron which made their pots.Cave drawings can trace back to these Bantuballs. Kingdom of Zimbabweball was the largest empire in Sub Saharan Africa, this around 1200 to 1500 AD. People could argue whatever it was either a kingdom, a settlement, or just a really really really big city. Because the kingdom was a neighbor of of Sofalaball and it had trade hub routes with Zanzibarball, Kilwaball and several african swahili cites near the coast, these routes had connections to a lot of places like Chinaball,  Indiaball, and  Saudi Arabiaball (plus southeastern nations of  Malaysia and  West Papuaball). Copper, ivory, and gold made Great Zimbabwe the richest kingdom in Southern Africa for being right next to a good trading hub. Then the kingdom started to decline due to lack of resources as the population grew bigger, plant crops stated to deteriorate and the conditions sucked so its leaders moved in conquest of new lands toward north, founding the Kingdom of Mutapaball (Mutapa means conqueror in the Shona language), establishing the biggest empire to ever exist in Southern Africa, occupying the territories of current  Zimbabweball,  Mozambiqueball,  Zambiaball and  South Africaball.

The state was conquered by Kingdom of Portugalball in the 17th century, they installed a puppet king to serve their interests. A series of invasions and civil wars happened after that, the kingdom was taken by rebels who founded the Rozvi Stateball, that covered much of present day Zimbabweball and was centred around the region of Butwa, they also defeated  Kingdom of Portugalball. Rozvi Stateball once started to build a tower toward the moon, as they wanted to take the moon from space and make it the King’s treasure.

Rozvi Stateball collapsed in the 19th century out of invasion attempts and civil wars, it was succeded by tribal kingdomballs such as the Ndebeleballs, that were closely related to Zulu Kingdomball. These kingdomballs would all be conquered later by UKball, being then named Rhodesia, after Cecil Rhodes, the famed colonizer and advocate of British imperialism, it would be divided in  Northern Rhodesiaball and  Southern Rhodesiaball.

UKball violently took most fertile lands from the natives to be used for its projects, such as tobacco growing, they later incentivated immigration of Europeans by offering them some of these stolen lands because of the apatheid laws they brought with them. By the way, Rhodesiaball was not ruled by UKball itself till 1924, rather by the British South Africa Company that ruled a corporate state, similar to how  Belgiumball ruled  Congo Free Stateball.

In the 50s, UKball united  Northern Rhodesiaball,  Nyasalandball and  Southern Rhodesiaball into a federation to "boost" its economic capacity. As African nationalism saw a rise and opposition to the federation grew, it ended 1963. Shortly after the dissolution, Northern Rhodesiaball and  Nyasalandball became independent as  Zambiaball and  Malawiball.

Southern Rhodesiaball was the only one that didn't become independent under majority rule, as it was dominated by its white minority, who ran the colony themselves instead of by people sent by UKball, with its own armed forces and police. As such, besides being the richest out of its previous history, it had the most oppressive and racist government toward the natives. Therefore, Southern Rhodesiaball unilaterally declared independence from the  UKball in 1965 and became the state of  Rhodesiaball.

As another apartheid like system emerged in an ex-colony of UKball in Southern Africa, just like  Union of South Africaball, that had its political system internationally condemned by  UNball, plus being the reason behind the fall of the federation. UKball didn't want to have to deal with more problems related to it and didn't recognize Rhodesiaball. UNball later approved sanctions against Rhodesiaball that were never actually implemented by most Western countryballs, with  USAball bypassing it several times.

Receiving weapons and support from Chinaball,  Soviet Unionball,  Yugoslaviaball,  North Koreaball,  Dergball and  Libyan Arab Jamahiriyaball, the African population took up arms against  Rhodesiaball white-minority rule in the 1970s. Rhodesiaball was backed mainly by Israelcube and  South Africaball, but as wais said before  USAball bypassed international sanctions in an attempt to help it and prevent the revolutionaries from taking power.

Rhodesiaball tried to save itself by making an agreement with a few token of African natives, turning the country into Zimbabwe Rhodesiaball, but nobody took it serious and in 1979 the Lancaster House Agreement was signed, which recognized independce of Rhodesia as Zimbabweball, getting away with the colonial name. After independence was followed, an electoral period happened, where Robert Mugabe that had been a combatant in the national liberation movement emerged victorious in a socialist platform.

During its first years, Zimbabweball was doing fine, with  UKball even calling Mugabe an examplary African leadership. Zimbabweball during this period expanded education and other programs previously restricted to the white minority to the service of all people, the effects of this program are still visible with the country having a literacy rate of almost 90%. However, the Economic Structural Adjustment program (ESAP), an austerity program imposed on Zimbabweball by  IMFball in the late 80s would be the origin of its problems.

It was in the period that the calls for land redistribution originated, since even with the expanded social programs after independence, most of the population had no fertile land to farm and the austerity program made life worse as price increases. The Lancaster House Agreement specified that Zimbabweball could not seize white-owned land for ten years, it also asserted  UKball would fund the purchase of land from the white farmers. Situation continued though and in the 90s after more protests, the government decided to start the reforms. The purchase of land was going on well until UKball refused to continue with what was decided in the Lancaster House Agreement,  Zimbabweball then refused to compensate white farmers with its own money and started to appropriatie land compulsorily and without compensation.

After that, Zimbabweball started to collapse, not just because of some chaos in this process but because of sanctions imposed by  USAball, that didn't allow the country to have access to key agricultural imports needed to make fertilizer, killing the agriculture that the economy relied on its exports. Zimbabweball then cut ties with IMFball and World Bank, also leaving Commonwealthball, the country went into one of the worst inflation ever seen because of that. Even with this, Zimbabweball was able to intervene militarily alongside  Namibiaball and  Angolaball in the  Democratic Republic of the Congoball to support the government against  Rwandaball and  Ugandaball.

In 2008, Zimbabweball started to print more money as the supply of food started to be affected as the farners were not being able to produce proper yield as they lacked stuff to do so and the people didn't have any money. Even printing a 100 trillion dollar bill. As a result, even to buy a loaf of bread, a suitcase full of money was required to be taken. Zimbabweball then issued a higher valued currency, solving the above problem but not the hyperinflation, the crisis continued. Later a multi currency system was adopted, with the US Dollar being the main currency along with local bond notes.

In November 2017, after years of internal disputes and accusations of corruption in the government, the military staged |a coup against the government of Robert Mugabe. As from 2018, the new government abolished the multi currency system and introduced a new devalued currency called RTG dollars. RTG dollars are basically the same as bond notes except that they have been devalued and their value depends on bank balance fluctuations.

How to draw
Drawing zimbabwe is pretty hard:
 * 1) Draw a left triangle black border in the basic circle shape
 * 2) Draw inside it a red star with a yellow bird on it
 * 3) Divide the rest of the circle into seven stripes
 * 4) Color them of green, yellow , red , black, red , yellow and green
 * 5) Draw the eyes and you've finished.

Friends (Shamwari)

 * Russiaball - European Friend. is Yours but why yuo banned me from Fifa 2018?.
 * Chinaball - Asian friend and trade partner.
 * Crimeaball - I recognize you as Russian clay.
 * Malaysiaball - We're both hate Philippinesball for Stealing yuor clay and thanks for have my embassy in yuor clay.
 * Boliviaball - Yuo have finally been freed from the evil pro-imperialistic regime, welcome back!


 * Venezuelaball - We both have a lot in common. Printing monies for life!
 * Indonesiaball - Unlike your sister, We support Your independence against your  father and thank you for built my embassy.


 * - Middle Eastern Friend.
 * North Koreaball - We both hate USAball, and my leader gib yuo flowers.
 * Palestineball - I support you against that evil burger puppet.
 * Serbiaball - Don't worry, my friend. Kosovoball is yours.
 * Omanball - We're both hate Vietnamball for football.
 * Franceball - Thank yuo for inviting me to the Franco-African in Paris 2003, I felt at home in  Parisball but you trough a burger puppet.
 * Democratic Republic of the Congoball - I saved him from Rwandaball during the Rwandan Civil War.

Neutral (Kusarerekera)

 * UKball (Sometimes) - He hates me sometimes for banning whites to live in my clay. I just wanted to be free!
 * Botswanaball - Why can't you take my Immigrants :(


 * Japanball - I like your Cars even though you're Burger puppet.
 * South Koreaball - Thanks for gibing food to my refugees. But yuo are way to friendly to USAball, but Any Korea is good.

Enemies (Vavengi)

 * - We were friends at the past, but WHY DID YUO PUT SANCTIONS ONTO ME?!?! REMOVE SANCTIONS!!!!! Yuo are the reason why I'm sides with China and  Russia because of yuo!
 * Minnesotaball - '''HE'S SUCH AND ASSHOLE!!! ALWAYS BRAGING HIS "VIKINGS"!
 * Texasball - WHY ARE YUO SO RACIST?! YUO ARE ALSO RACIST TO US ANTI-MURCIANS!
 * Philippinesball - DAUGHTER OF BURGER!!! Even if she is half burger and paella
 * Liberiaball - SON OF BURGER!!
 * Canadaball - A BROTHER OF BURGER!! WHY YUO PLACE SANCTIONS ON ME??!!
 * Australiaball - ANOTHER BROTHER OF BURGER!
 * UKball - Stupid Father, YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!! IMPERIALIST BASTARD YUO ARE THE REASON WHY I'M POOR!!!!
 * Ukraineball - LEAVE CRIMEA ALONE! AND I MEAN IT!!!
 * Vietnamball - He Hates me because rekt and knocked down by 6-0!!
 * Netherlandsball - Fuck you Burger Ally Give your son Independence Remove tulip!!
 * Kosovoball - Yuo is Serbiaball and no more.
 * George Soros - EVIL CONSIPIRACY MAN OF BURGER YUO MAKE REASON WHY MY MONEY IS INFLANTATION!!
 * Rwandaball - He hates me because I supported and saved Democratic Republic of the Congoball during his civil war.

Gallery
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