This research examines the history of Zimbabweans in Britain since 1965, and explores their transnational engagements. Based on oral histories and archival research, it revisits the perspectives of the generation of exiles and students who fled an illegitimate Rhodesian Front regime and mobilised at a distance to help bring an end to white minority rule. Reconstructing the politics of this period will enable comparison and contrast with the more recent phase of migration and exile in the attempted transition away from Zanu-PF rule in the late 1990s, which saw the growth of large diaspora communities in Britain who also mobilised to try to bring about political change in their homeland. The study of these two different generations of migrants and exiles, and two different contexts for transnational mobilisation - one during the era of decolonisation and the Cold war, the second in a postcolonial context - will allow for an elaboration of similarities and contrasts. It will also provide the basis for exploring of the legacies of the earlier period of mobilisation, and elucidating how the networks and strategies developed by the first generation of exiles and solidarity activists influenced the experiences and activities of subsequent generations.