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SMITH (1)
SMITH (1)
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Ian
Smith
(1919 - ) Rhodesian (
Zimbabwe
)
politician
. As a
member
of the white supremacist Rhodesian Front
party
, he became
prime minister
(1964) and in 1965 declared
Rhodesia
independent
from Britain. He maintained minority white rule until the
election
of a black
prime minister
in 1979.
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