Editing Ian Smith (section)

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|Image =Ian_Smith.jpg
|fullname = Ian Douglas Smith
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|origin = Selukwe, Southern Rhodesia
|occupation = Prime Minister of Rhodesia (1964 - 1979)
|type of villain = Tyrant
|goals = Retain white rule in Rhodesia (failed)<br>Win the Rhodesian Bush War (failed)
|crimes = [[Racism]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>[[Authoritarianism]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]]
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{{Quote|To those who say derogatory things about colonialism, I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing.  It spread civilization to Africa.  Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing.|Ian Smith}}
'''Ian Douglas Smith''' (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (or Southern Rhodesia; today Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979.

As the country's first premier not born abroad, he led the predominantly white government that unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom in 1965, following prolonged dispute over the terms. He remained Prime Minister for almost all of the 14 years of international isolation that followed, and oversaw Rhodesia's security forces during most of the Bush War, which pitted the unrecognised administration against communist-backed black nationalist guerrilla groups.

Smith, who has been described as personifying white Rhodesia, remains a highly controversial figure—supporters venerate him as a man of integrity and vision who understood the uncomfortable truths of Africa, while critics describe an unrepentant racist whose policies and actions caused the deaths of thousands and contributed to Zimbabwe's later crises.