Ian Douglas Smith (Noun)
Meaning
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- Ian Douglas Smith was a Rhodesian statesman who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979.
- The independence of Rhodesia from Great Britain was declared by Ian Douglas Smith in 1965, which was unrecognized internationally.
- Ian Douglas Smith played a prominent role in Zimbabwean history as a strong advocate of white minority rule.
- The former Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith sought refuge in South Africa but later returned to Zimbabwe after a pardon from Mugabe in 2000.
- The policies implemented by Ian Douglas Smith during his tenure as the Prime Minister had significant and lasting impacts on the country of Zimbabwe.