[dfwgator]

Ian Smith was a good man, ultimately he wanted to incorporate the blacks into Rhodesian society, but it wasn’t going to happen overnight.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Everyone knew what was going to happen. Intellectuals are unnecessary. Perhaps a Captain Obvious.

[Verginius Rufus]

As I recall, the Rhodesian Parliament had a certain number of places reserved for black representatives. But they may have been from the more traditional tribal leadership.

As I recall, there was a kind of transitional period when Rev. Abel Muzorewa (sp?) was the leader, but then he lost out in 1980 because Mugabe's ethnic group greatly outnumbered his.

I was traveling in Scotland during the 1980 Olympics and while waiting for a train saw an Olympic event on TV where some white Rhodesian women contestants were being asked if they were excited about their country's independence. Of course it had been independent since 1965, just not recognized by other countries.