Ian Smith

(1919-2007)

Prime Minister of Rhodesia in office from 1964 to 1979

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Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (or Southern Rhodesia; today Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. He was the country's first premier not born abroad, and led the predominantly white government that unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, following prolonged dispute over the terms. He remained Prime Minister for almost all of the 14 years of international isolation that followed, and oversaw Rhodesia's security forces during most of the Bush War, which pitted the unrecognised administration against communist-backed black nationalist guerrilla groups. Smith, who has been described as personifying white Rhodesia, remains a highly controversial figure—supporters venerate him as a man of integrity and vision who understood the uncomfortable truths of Africa, while critics describe an unrepentant racist whose policies and actions caused the deaths of thousands and contributed to Zimbabwe's later crises.

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Born	Ian Douglas Smith 8 April 1919 Selukwe, Midlands, Southern Rhodesia
Died	20 November 2007 (aged 88) Cape Town, South Africa
Zodiac	Aries
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Janet Duvenage Watt Smith 1915-1994 · Teacher, wife of Ian Smith, PM of Rhodesia · m. 1948 info edit

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Jean info 1st child with Janet Duvenage Watt Smith Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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Robert info 2nd child with Janet Duvenage Watt Smith Male · - · Celebrity Baby

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Alexander Douglas Smith info 3rd child with Janet Duvenage Watt Smith Male b. 25 May 1949 d. 19 Jan 2006 · Age: 56 (at death) · 1949-2006 · Rhodesian Army chaplain

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