Ian Smith, the brave and principled former prime minister of Rhodesia, fondly referred to as “good old Smithy” by his supporters, passed away in Cape Town, South Africa, on the 20th November 2007. He was 88, and had been living in South Africa since 2005.
On 11 November 1965, Ian Smith’s government unilaterally declared independence from Britain, because Britain had not been honouring its word or keeping its promises or agreements. From 1965 to 1979 Smith served as Rhodesian prime minister, and these were the most turbulent and violent years of Rhodesia’s history. Rhodesia was isolated by the United Nations, international sanctions were imposed, and Rhodesians courageously resisted the Soviet-backed black Marxist terror organisations’ assault. They did remarkably well, and were it not for their betrayal by Britain and other Western nations, they would not have finally lost the country to Robert Mugabe’s terrorist organisation, ZANU-PF. Through massively rigged elections overseen by Britain in 1980, Mugabe came to power, Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, and the country became a Marxist state.
Ian Smith, the brave and principled former prime minister of Rhodesia, fondly referred to as “good old Smithy” by his supporters, passed away in Cape Town, South Africa, on the 20th November 2007. He was 88, and had been living in South Africa since 2005.
On 11 November 1965, Ian Smith’s government unilaterally declared independence from Britain, because Britain had not been honouring its word or keeping its promises or agreements. From 1965 to 1979 Smith served as Rhodesian prime minister, and these were the most turbulent and violent years of Rhodesia’s history. Rhodesia was isolated by the United Nations, international sanctions were imposed, and Rhodesians courageously resisted the Soviet-backed black Marxist terror organisations’ assault. They did remarkably well, and were it not for their betrayal by Britain and other Western nations, they would not have finally lost the country to Robert Mugabe’s terrorist organisation, ZANU-PF. Through massively rigged elections overseen by Britain in 1980, Mugabe came to power, Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, and the country became a Marxist state.
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