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Selous, Frederick Courteney
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Selous, Frederick Courteney (1851–1917)

British explorer and writer. His pioneer journey in the present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe area opened up the country to Europeans. He fought in the first Matabele War (1893) and was killed in the East African campaign in World War I.

The Selous Scouts were a multi-ethnic counter-insurgency force in Rhodesia 1973–80.



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