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Ian Smith

1919 - 2007

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Ian Douglas Smith (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. 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 their demands for the implementation of majority rule as a condition for independence. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Smith is the 5,196th most popular politician (up from 5,247th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Zimbabwean Politician.

Ian Smith was the Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. He is most famous for declaring the country independent from the United Kingdom in 1965 and for the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ian Smith ranks 5,196 out of 19,576. Before him are Mihailo Obrenović, Franz Gürtner, John, Constable of Portugal, Sisebut, Peire de Montagut, and George, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach. After him are Machaon, Musa of Parthia, Ibbi-Sin, Puduḫepa, Herihor, and Guðni Th. Jóhannesson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Ian Smith ranks 57. Before him are Elisabeth Volkenrath, James Lovelock, Georges Duby, Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, Abdel Hakim Amer, and Chavela Vargas. After him are Mieczysław Weinberg, Valentino Mazzola, Peter Abrahams, Ryszard Kaczorowski, José Villalonga, and Licio Gelli. Among people deceased in 2007, Ian Smith ranks 57. Before him are Vladimir Kryuchkov, Nobuo Matsunaga, Paul Watzlawick, David Lane, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Michael Jackson. After him are Taha Yassin Ramadan, Ike Turner, Norman Mailer, Robert Adler, Jupp Derwall, and Jaan Kross.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Ian Smith ranks 4 out of 45. Before him are Albert Lutuli (1898), Robert Mugabe (1924), and Emmerson Mnangagwa (1942). After him are Charlene, Princess of Monaco (1978), Canaan Banana (1936), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Rupiah Banda (1937), Oliver Mtukudzi (1952), Kirsty Coventry (1983), Joshua Nkomo (1917), and Alexander McCall Smith (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Zimbabwe

Among politicians born in Zimbabwe, Ian Smith ranks 4. Before him are Albert Lutuli (1898), Robert Mugabe (1924), and Emmerson Mnangagwa (1942). After him are Canaan Banana (1936), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Rupiah Banda (1937), Joshua Nkomo (1917), Abel Muzorewa (1925), Lobengula (1845), Phelekezela Mphoko (1940), and Roy Welensky (1907).

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