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Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. He was the country's first leader to be born and raised in Rhodesia, and led the predominantly white government that unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom in November 1965 in opposition to the UK's demands for the implementation of.

Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia , Ian Smith at a Press Conference

Nov. 21, 2007. Ian Smith, the former prime minister of Britain's rebellious colony of Rhodesia, who once promised that white rule in Africa would endure for 1,000 years, died yesterday in South.

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Ian Smith, the former prime minister of Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, who has died at the age of 88. Photograph: Dave Caulkin/AP World news Former leader of Rhodesia Ian Smith dies Xan Rice in.

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The farm of former white minority leader Ian Smith has been seized by Zimbabwe's government. Mr Smith led Rhodesia, as Zimbabwe was known, when its forces battled Robert Mugabe's.

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ZANU won the election and Mugabe became the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980, when the country achieved internationally recognised independence. Background

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Also known as: UDI Learn about this topic in these articles: declaration by Rhodesian government In Zimbabwe: Rhodesia and the UDI.independence, Smith's government announced the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) on November 11, 1965. economic and social effects history of Zimbabwe In Zimbabwe

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Former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith returns a week tomorrow to his home in Zimbabwe. He says he relishes the prospect of facing charges of genocide threatened by President Robert Mugabe,.

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A slightly shortened version of the original report.The Rhodesian leader Ian Smith,, having beaten off a right -wing challenges to his leadership at home, is.

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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Ian Smith — Rhodesia's last white prime minister, whose attempts to resist black rule dragged the country now known as Zimbabwe into isolation and civil war — died Tuesday.

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Reuters. HARARE (Reuters) - Ian Smith, who defied the world in 1965 when he led 270,000 white Rhodesians in a unilateral declaration of independence from Britain rather than accept moves to black.

The Prime Minister of Rhodesia , Ian Smith, at a conference in Geneva

Prime Minister Ian Smith ordered the arrest and detention of the leaders of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), including the Reverend Ndabaningi and Robert Mugabe, on August 26, 1964.

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Ian Smith, the former Rhodesian prime minister who unilaterally declared independence from Britain to preserve white rule has died aged 88 after a long illness. Smith governed the country,.

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A Life in Focus: Ian Smith - last white leader of Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, who fought to preserve minority rule The Independent revisits the life of a notable figure. This week, from.

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Ian Smith (born April 8, 1919, Selukwe, Rhodesia [now Shurugwi, Zimbabwe]—died Nov. 20, 2007, Cape Town, S.Af.) first native-born prime minister of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and ardent advocate of white rule, who in 1965 declared Rhodesia 's independence and its subsequent withdrawal from the British Commonwealth.

A Life in Focus Ian Smith, the last white leader of Rhodesia, now

Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID (8 April 1919 - 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. [n 2] He was the country's first leader to be born and raised in Rhodesia, and led the predominantl.

Former leader’s farm is seized as Mugabe extends takeover from whites

Ian Smith continued to farm in Zimbabwe, maintaining a keen interest in politics, until his death on 20 November 2007. Read more. Continue reading Read less. Previous page. Print length. 462 pages. Language. English. Publisher. Blake. Publication date. May 1, 2008. Dimensions. 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches. ISBN-10. 1857826043. ISBN-13.