In 2005, Smith moved to South Africa for medical treatment, where he died two years later at the age of 88. His ashes were subsequently repatriated and scattered at his farm. As Rhodesia's dominant …

Nov 16, 2025 · Ian Smith was the first native-born prime minister of the British colony of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and an ardent advocate of white rule, who in 1965 declared Rhodesia’s …

Ian Smith, a prominent figure in Southern Rhodesia's history, is known for his controversial leadership during a tumultuous period marked by racial tensions and political upheaval.

Ian Douglas Smith was a Rhodesian and later Zimbabwean politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. He was ...

Aug 21, 2025 · As Prime Minister from 1964 to 1979, Smith presided over a self-declared independent Rhodesia, facing international isolation, economic sanctions, and a protracted guerrilla war.

Nov 20, 2007 · He succeeded Field as Prime Minister of Rhodesia in April 1964. Ian Smith was at that point 45 years old. He led Rhodesia through the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965 and …

Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID (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 …

Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 191920 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 …

Demobilised in 1945, he returned to Rhodes University, took a degree in commerce, and went straight into politics in Rhodesia. He won a seat as a Liberal—the right-wing opposition in 1948 in the …

He broke with the UFP in 1961 and proceeded to co-found the right-wing, segregationist, and racist Rhodesian Front (RF), as whose leader he was elected Prime Minister of Rhodesia.