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Ian Douglas Smith
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Ian Douglas Smith was a Rhodesian politician who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia during a pivotal and controversial period in the country's history. His leadership is historically significant because he declared Rhodesian independence from Britain in 1965 and resisted international pressure and sanctions over Rhodesia's racial policies, ultimately shaping the nation's path toward majority rule in the 1980s.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ian
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Zimbabwe
- Place of birth
- Shurugwi
- Place of death
- Cape Town
- Occupation
- farmer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Presbyterianism
- Field of work
- politics
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
- Military rank
- flight lieutenant
- Image
- Ian Smith 1975.jpg
- Work location
- Harare
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- date of birth
- 1919-04-08
- date of death
- 2007-11-20
- Commons category
- Ian Smith
- topic's main category
- Category:Ian Smith
- name in native language
- Ian Smith
- cause of death
- cerebrovascular disease
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- start of work period
- 1941-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Centaurium littorale
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Personal details BornIan Douglas Smith (1919-04-08)8 April 1919 Selukwe, Rhodesia
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