Complex sentence: Post-war British governments of both main parties agreed to a federation for Central Africa, rather than full amalgamation, as the Southern Rhodesian government preferred: the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was pushed through in 1953 against very strong African opposition.
Split into simpler sentences: Post-war British governments of both main parties agreed to a federation for Central Africa, rather than full amalgamation, as the Southern Rhodesian government preferred. The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was pushed through in 1953 against very strong African opposition.