Ian Smith, the last prime minister of a white-ruled Rhodesia, was not a subtle man. When his political party, the Rhodesian Front, swept elections in 1962, their campaign slogan was "Vote…
Ian Smith — Podcast Appearances & AI Summaries
Ian Smith has appeared on 2 podcast episodes in our AI-summarized catalog, including Behind the Bastards. Every appearance below has a free 5-minute AI summary.
What Ian said
“Within Britain itself, we were landed with a socialist government, hell bent on appeasing the cult of Marxist Linism at the expense of the old traditional values of the British Empire.”
— Ian Smith, blaming Marxism for the loss of British support.
“Smith said that he had no regrets about the 30,000 or so Zimbabweans killed during his rule, quote, 'the more we killed, the happier we were.'”
— Ian Smith, in a 2000 Guardian interview.
Episode appearances
2In 1896, a religious leader named Melimo convinced Shona and Ndebele people in what would become Rhodesia that white settlers were responsible for a drought. The rebellion that followed killed…
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