Smith unilaterally declared independence from Britain on Nov. 11, 1965. He then served as the prime minister of Rhodesia from 1965 to 1979 during white minority rule. The country failed to gain ...
As prime minister in 1964, Ian Smith declared what is now Zimbabwe independent from Britain. HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Ian Smith, Rhodesia's last white prime minister, died Tuesday at age 88. His attempts ...