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What was the official name of Harare before it was renamed in 1982 to mark the anniversary of independence?

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Correct answer: Salisbury

Harare was founded in 1890 by the Pioneer Column and named Fort Salisbury after the British Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury. It was renamed Harare on April 18, 1982. Bulawayo is Zimbabwe's second-largest city and has always kept its original name. Photo: Baynham Goredema from Johannesburg, South Africa, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

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