Timeline: Bob Marley and Zimbabwe | Timetoast

Jun 10, 1940

Marcus Garvey Dies
Feb 6, 1945

Bob Marley Born

Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Aug 1, 1957

Bob Marley moves to Trench Town

Trench town interview
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Aug 6, 1962

Jamaica become independent member of the British commonwealth
Period: Jul 4, 1964 to Dec 12, 1979

Rhodesian Bush War or Second Chimurenga
Oct 1, 1965

The Wailing Wailers

Bob Marley's First Album
Nov 11, 1965

Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence

That the people of Rhodesia have witnessed a process which is destructive of those very precepts upon which civilization in a primitive country has been built, they have seen the principles of Western democracy, responsible government and moral standards crumble elsewhere, nevertheless they have remained steadfast;
Nov 12, 1965

U.N. Security Council Resolution 216 Adopted

Resolution 216
Two of Twenty passed that year
Nov 20, 1965

UN Security Council Resolution 217

Resolution 217
Dec 20, 1966

House Of Commons Debate

House Commons Record December 20 1966
Sep 7, 1967

Letter from Joan Watson to RJ Dawe on the meaning NIBMAR

Letter from Joan Watson to R.J. Dawe on the meaning NIBMAR
May 29, 1968

United Security Council passes Resolution 253

Resolution 253
Dec 1, 1970

Soul Rebels

Bob Marley and the Wailers
Oct 19, 1973

Burnin' The Wailers

First Album Released from Island Records
Dec 3, 1976

Two to Three Gunmen attempt to assassinate Bob Marley and those around him
Oct 2, 1979

Bob Marley & The Wailers Release Survival

Bob Marley song Zimbabwe
Jan 4, 1980

Libreville, Gabon dates on the Survival Tour

Another concert was held on January 6, 1980
Apr 19, 1980

Independence Concert Rufaro Stadium

Rufaro Stadium, Salisbury, Zimbabwe Salisbury, Zimbabwe
Jun 10, 1980

Bob Marley & The Wailers Release Uprising
May 11, 1981

Bob Marley Dies

Miami, Florida
May 23, 1982

Bob Marley and The Wailers release Confrontation
Oct 25, 1987

CBS show West 57th does a feature on Bob Marley

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