Who was the last white president of Rhodesia?
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Who was the last white president of Rhodesia?
Ian Smith
| The Right Honourable Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ian Douglas Smith8 April 1919 Selukwe, Rhodesia |
| Died | 20 November 2007 (aged 88) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Resting place | Near Shurugwi, Zimbabwe (ashes scattered) |
| Political party | Liberal (1948–53) United Federal (1953–61) Rhodesian Front and successors (1962–87) |
How was Northern Rhodesia occupied?
1911 – Northern Rhodesia established as a protectorate administered by the British South Africa Company, (BSAC), a chartered company on behalf of the British Government. 1924 – British Colonial Office took control of Northern Rhodesia as a Territory from BSAC. Livingstone chosen as the first capital.
Was Southern Rhodesia a British colony?
The Colony of Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River.
Why did Rhodesia not survive?
Rhodesia was a white supremacist country. Eliminate white supremacy and you no longer had Rhodesia. So since the blacks would not put up with white supremacy indefinitely there was no way for Rhodesia to survive.
What was the Rhodesian campaign against the white population?
The campaign against the White population of Rhodesia (never more than 250,000 people) was in a way just playing to the modern liberal whites’ obsession with democracy as THE universal panacea.
Is Rhodesia a better alternative to Zimbabwe?
White supremacists use Rhodesia to contrast with autocratic Zimbabwe, ruled by former resistance leader and Hitler-admirer Robert Mugabe. This serves as warning against giving up power. It argues — you wouldn’t want Mugabe, would you? But the argument for Rhodesia being a better alternative never held much water.
How long did it take for Rhodesia to gain independence?
This lasted for about a decade (1953–63) before the British let the other two territories go, as Black majority ruled countries. Southern Rhodesia then dropped the “Southern” part and demanded independence under its White minority government.