Ian Smith

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Ian Smith was the Prime Minister of Rhodesia best known for leading its white-minority government and issuing the Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1965.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
politician
associatedWith Rhodesian Bush War NERFINISHED
white settler politics in southern Africa
colonialContext British decolonisation in southern Africa
conflict political conflict with the United Kingdom over decolonisation and majority rule
countryLed Rhodesia NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Rhodesia NERFINISHED
Southern Rhodesia NERFINISHED
era 20th century
familyName Smith
givenName Ian NERFINISHED
governedDuring period of international sanctions on Rhodesia
governmentTypeLed white-minority government
historicalRegion Southern Africa NERFINISHED
ideology white minority rule
internationalStatusOfStateLed largely unrecognised state
name Ian Smith NERFINISHED
notableAction declared Rhodesia independent from Britain without British consent in 1965
notableFor issuing the Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1965
leading the white-minority government of Rhodesia
office Prime Minister of Rhodesia
opposedBy African nationalist movements in Rhodesia
United Kingdom government NERFINISHED
politicalRole leader of Rhodesia
positionHeld Prime Minister of Rhodesia NERFINISHED
significantEvent Rhodesia’s break with the United Kingdom in 1965
Unilateral Declaration of Independence (Rhodesia) NERFINISHED
subjectOf historical studies on Rhodesian UDI

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Rhodesia headOfGovernment Ian Smith
Rhodesia deFactoRuler Ian Smith