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Ian Smith(1919–2007) wasPrime MinisterofRhodesia(orSouthern Rhodesia;todayZimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. During theSecond World War,he servedas aRoyal Air Forcefighter pilot in the Middle East and Europe, suffering permanent facial and bodily wounds. In 1962 he helped form the all-white, firmly conservativeRhodesian Front,which called for independence without an immediate shift to black majority rule. He led the predominantly white government thatunilaterally declared independencefrom theUnited Kingdomin 1965, after prolonged dispute. During Smith's premiership, theBush Warpitted theunrecognisedadministration's forces against communist-backed black nationalist guerrilla groups. His government endured in the face ofUnited Nationseconomic sanctions with the assistance of South Africa and,until 1974,Portugal. Smith is still venerated by some, while critics describe an unrepentant racist whose policies and actions caused the deaths of thousands and contributed to Zimbabwe's later crises. (Full article...)

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Hollow Horn Bear(1850–1913) was aBrulé Lakotaleader, who fought in many battles, includingLittle Bighorn.As police chief of theRosebud Reservation,he arrestedCrow Dogfor the murder ofSpotted Tailand testified before theSupreme Court of the United StatesinEx parte Crow Dog.He was the chief orator for the Lakota, and took part in the inaugural parades forTheodore RooseveltandWoodrow Wilson.He was featured on a 1922postage stampand the 1970 $10Military Payment Certificate,and waspossiblythe basis for other depictions ofNative Americansincluding theUS five-dollar bill.

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