Ian Smith

The Right Honourable

Ian Smith

GCLM ID
The Right Honourable; Ian Smith; GCLM ID
	Smith, photographed c. 1954
8th Prime Minister of Rhodesia
	In office; 13 April 1964 – 1 June 1979
Monarch	Elizabeth II; (to 1965 or 1970);
President	Clifford Dupont (1970–75); John Wrathall (1976–78);
Preceded by	Winston Field
Succeeded by	Abel Muzorewa
Leader of the Opposition of Zimbabwe
	In office; 18 April 1980 – May 1987
President	Canaan Banana[1]
Prime Minister	Robert Mugabe
Personal details
Born	8 April 1919; Selukwe, Southern Rhodesia
Died	20 November 2007 (aged 88); Cape Town, South Africa
Political party	Liberal (1948–53); United Federal (1953–61); Rhodesian Front and successors (1962–87);
Alma mater	Rhodes University
Military service
Allegiance	Southern Rhodesia; United Kingdom;
Branch/service	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1941–45
Rank	Flight Lieutenant
Battles/wars	Second World War

Ian Smith was a politician from Rhodesia. He was the Prime Minister of Rhodesia.

Smith was the country's first native-born premier. He led the predominantly white government that declared independence from the United Kingdom in 1965.[2]

References

Oxford DNB.
Cowell, Alan (21 November 2007). "Ian Smith, Defiant Symbol of White Rule in Africa, Is Dead at 88". New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

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[FOOTNOTEOxford_DNB-1] Oxford DNB.

[2] Cowell, Alan (21 November 2007). "Ian Smith, Defiant Symbol of White Rule in Africa, Is Dead at 88". New York Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016.