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Roy Welensky

1907 - 1991

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Sir Roland "Roy" Welensky (né Raphael Welensky; 20 January 1907 – 5 December 1991) was a Northern Rhodesian politician and the second and last Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) to an Afrikaner mother and a Lithuanian Jewish father, he moved to Northern Rhodesia, became involved with the trade unions, and entered the colonial legislative council in 1938. There, he campaigned for the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia (the latter under white self-government, the former under the colonial office). Although unsuccessful, he succeeded in the formation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, a state within the British Empire that sought to retain predominant power for the white minority while moving in a progressive political direction, in contrast to South Africa under the apartheid system. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Welensky is the 17,659th most popular politician (down from 16,519th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 16th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Zimbabwean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Roy Welensky ranks 17,659 out of 19,576. Before him are S. I. Hayakawa, Rustem Khamitov, Harlem Désir, Selwyn Lloyd, Kathleen Sebelius, and Seiko Noda. After him are Jean-François Copé, Seán Mac Diarmada, Elliott Abrams, Gilbert Houngbo, Fehaid Al-Deehani, and Peter O'Neill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Roy Welensky ranks 394. Before him are Alan Reed, Alexander Wood, Paul Nitze, Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, Mary Washburn, and Arnie Oliver. After him are Paul Douglas, Bob Steele, Arlene Francis, Ernst Loof, Ruby Myers, and Gladys Bentley. Among people deceased in 1991, Roy Welensky ranks 273. Before him are Coral Browne, Eleanor Audley, Lilian Bond, Charlie Barnet, Yanka Dyagileva, and Roger Revelle. After him are Happy Chandler, Gloria Holden, John Sherman Cooper, Danny Thomas, Nellie Halstead, and Abel Kiviat.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Roy Welensky ranks 23 out of 45. Before him are Paula Hawkins (1972), Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), Lobengula (1845), Phelekezela Mphoko (1940), Mario Frangoulis (1967), and Kevin Ullyett (1972). After him are Sibusiso Moyo (1960), Susan Huggett (1954), Dorothy Masuka (1935), Cara Black (1979), Maureen George (1955), and Alex Callinicos (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Zimbabwe

Among politicians born in Zimbabwe, Roy Welensky ranks 12. Before him are Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Rupiah Banda (1937), Joshua Nkomo (1917), Abel Muzorewa (1925), Lobengula (1845), and Phelekezela Mphoko (1940). After him are Sibusiso Moyo (1960).

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