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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Smith has received more than 2,989,977 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Smith is the 5,250th most popular politician (down from 4,880th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Zimbabwe and the 3rd 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 5,250 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Muzong of Tang, Prusias I of Bithynia, Ramon Berenguer I, Count of Barcelona, Khaleda Zia, Agnes of France, Duchess of Burgundy, and Tervel of Bulgaria. After him are Seleucus V Philometor, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Erich Naumann, Ferenc Mádl, and Franz Ritter von Epp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Ian Smith ranks 62. Before him are Hermine Braunsteiner, Ryszard Kaczorowski, Art Blakey, Valentino Mazzola, René Barrientos, and Joe Weider. After him are Licio Gelli, Lauri Törni, Wolfgang Wagner, Bob Paisley, Mieczysław Weinberg, and José Villalonga. Among people deceased in 2007, Ian Smith ranks 55. Before him are Paul Lauterbur, Petar Stambolić, Michel Serrault, Bob Denard, Rudolf Arnheim, and Robert Adler. After him are Magda Szabó, Jaan Kross, Abbé Pierre, Ettore Sottsass, Sol LeWitt, and Jean-Pierre Vernant.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Ian Smith ranks 3 out of 45. Before him are Robert Mugabe (1924), and Emmerson Mnangagwa (1942). After him are Charlene, Princess of Monaco (1978), Canaan Banana (1936), Albert Lutuli (1898), Rupiah Banda (1937), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Joshua Nkomo (1917), John Love (1924), Alexander McCall Smith (1948), and Abel Muzorewa (1925).

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Among POLITICIANS In Zimbabwe

Among politicians born in Zimbabwe, Ian Smith ranks 3. Before him are Robert Mugabe (1924), and Emmerson Mnangagwa (1942). After him are Canaan Banana (1936), Albert Lutuli (1898), Rupiah Banda (1937), Morgan Tsvangirai (1952), Joshua Nkomo (1917), Abel Muzorewa (1925), Lobengula (1845), Roy Welensky (1907), and Phelekezela Mphoko (1940).

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