On 11 November 1965, Ian Smith, prime minister of the British colony of Rhodesia, signed his country’s unilateral declaration of independence, giving birth to a new nation that would, rather ...

Nov 20 - The former leader of white-ruled Rhodesia, Ian Smith, has died in South Africa aged 88, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on its website on Tuesday. Here are some key facts about ...

Hundreds of people gathered in a Cape Town church on Thursday to remember Ian Smith, Rhodesia’s widely reviled former prime minister, as a kind, stubborn and misunderstood son of the soil. The hall of ...

Smith was born to Scottish immigrants in western Rhodesia on April 8, 1919, but renounced his claims to British citizenship in 1984. He was, in his own words, "an absolute lunatic about sport" most of ...

Ian Smith, 88, the steely prime minister of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) who unilaterally declared the former British colony's independence in 1965 and spent 14 years defying international sanctions and ...

Many a Rhodesian went to the polls last week to the tune of a grim little ditty called “Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow U.D.I.” U.D.I. stands for “Unilateral Declaration of Independence,” a ...

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 ...

If drama were all that counted, the meeting that began last week between Harold Wilson of Britain and Ian Smith of rebellious Rhodesia would have been assured of success. The two men had not spoken to ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The former leader of white-ruled Rhodesia, Ian Smith, has died in South Africa aged 88, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported on its website on Tuesday. Smith defied the ...