Nibmar, NIBMAR
(ˈnɪbmɑː(r))
[f. the initials of ‘no independence before majority African rule’.]
The policy of opposing recognition of the minority government which proclaimed the independence of Rhodesia in 1965.
| 1966 Time 23 Sept. 31 They demanded that he agree to something called NIBMAR. 1966 Economist 17 Dec. 1222/1 They suspect Britain is on the point of making a settlement with Mr Smith which would snatch from them the apple of Nibmar. 1970 Times 12 Nov. 6 Britain, he said, had never accepted a commitment to Nibmar from the United Nations. |