
Ian Douglas Smith is a politician, farmer (United Kingdom).
Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. He was the country's first leader to be born and raised in Rhodesia, and led the predominantly white government that unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom in November 1965 in opposition to their demands for the implementation of majority rule as a condition for independence. His 15 years in power were defined by the country's international isolation and involvement in the Rhodesian Bush War, which pitted the Rhodesian Security Forces against the Soviet and Chinese-funded military wings of the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU).
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| Born | 8 April 1919 |
| Profession | politician, farmer |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Educated at | Rhodes University, Chaplin High School |
| Spouse | Janet Smith |
| Children | Alec Smith |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Cancer |
| Nakshatra | Pushya (Pada 3) |
| Sun Sign | Pisces |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Scorpio |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 385 politicians with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 24 of them (6%) have the Moon in Cancer, like Ian Douglas Smith, and 14 (4%) share the Pushya Nakshatra — the #13 most common Moon Nakshatra among politicians, where Uttara Bhadrapada leads with 25 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Ian Douglas Smith was born on 8 April 1919. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Ian Douglas Smith's Moon sign (Rashi) is Cancer and the Nakshatra is Pushya, pada 3, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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