The Unilateral Declaration of Independence of Rhodesia from the United Kingdom was signed by 12 ministers of the Rhodesian Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Ian Smith, on 11 November 1965. Four junior members of the Cabinet—two ministers without portfolio, the chief whip and the deputy minister of information—did not sign, but were included in the official photograph.[1]
Signatories[]
The 12 signatories were:[1]
- Ian Smith (Prime Minister)
- Clifford Dupont (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs)
- James Graham, 7th Duke of Montrose (Minister of Agriculture)
- Jack Howman (Minister of Tourism and Information)
- William Harper (Minister of Internal Affairs and Public Service)
- Desmond Lardner-Burke (Minister of Justice and Law and Order)
- Ian McLean (Minister of Health, Labour, and Social Welfare)
- Jack Mussett (Minister of Housing and Local Government)
- George Rudland (Minister of Trade, Industry and Development)
- A. P. Smith (Minister of Education)
- Phillip van Heerden (Minister of Mines, Lands, and Water Development)
- John Wrathall (Minister of Finance and Posts)
Four junior members of the Cabinet did not sign, but were included in the official photograph:[1]
- Ian Dillon (Chief Government Whip)
- Lance Smith (Minister without portfolio)
- Andrew Dunlop (Minister without portfolio)
- P. K. van der Byl (Deputy Minister of Information)
Notes and references[]
- References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 White 1978, p. 45
- Bibliography
- White, Matthew C. (1978). Smith of Rhodesia: A Pictorial Biography. Cape Town: Don Nelson. ISBN 978-0909238360.
The original article can be found at Signatories of Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence and the edit history here.