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Did you know... that Rhodesians continued to raise the Union Jack to celebrate Pioneers' Day every 12 September, even after adopting a new flag, in order to honour the original pioneers?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 01:39, 4 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The flag being raised in 1890

... that Rhodesians continued to raise the Union Jack to celebrate Pioneers' Day every 12 September, even after adopting a new flag, in order to honour the original pioneers (pictured)? Source: Decolonisation, Identity and Nation in Rhodesia, 1964-1979: A Race Against Time. Springer Nature. p. 116. ISBN 9783030326982.

Reviewed: Atar, Padang Ganting
Comment: for 12 September (Pioneers' Day)

Converted from a redirect by The C of E (talk). Self-nominated at 11:26, 1 September 2021 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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QPQ: Done.

Overall: Overall this is a good article and I can’t find anything wrong with it. Sahaib3005 (talk) 19:41, 1 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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