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List of Dictators that America has supported throughout history

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Kal EL:

--- Quote from: Don Rizzle on December 06, 2005, 01:58:28 PM ---
--- Quote ---IAN SMITH

Prime Minister of Rhodesia

lan Smith promised the whites who elected him Prime Minister of Rhodesia in 1982 that he would
keep Rhodesia white, at any cost. To stop the black guerrilla fighters trying to overthrow his
regime, Smith rationed food for Africans whom he believed were feeding the guerrillas. This cruel
measure only served to starve the already undernourished black population. Studies found that over
90% of Rhodesia's black children were malnourished and nutritional deficiencies were the major
cause of infant death. Smith rounded up blacks into concentration camps he called "protective"
villages. Believing that ignorant people were less likely to revolt, he cut funding for black education,
spending $5 on each black child compared to $80 on each white child. His all white Parliament
passed a law protecting officials who took actions for the suppression of "terrorism", enabling the
police and military to commit atrocities. An international trade boycott against Rhodesia arose, but
while the US publicly condemned the government, it continued to do business there. In 1971,
President Nixon lifted the chrome embargo against Rhodesia at a time when there was a surplus of
chrome in the US. Blacks were eventually given the right to vote for some officials, but the
opposition to Smith's government grew so strong that he was ultimately forced to give up some
power to blacks. In 1979, Rhodesia became Zimbabwe, a country primarily ruled by blacks.

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this doesn't make any sense Ian Smith became the premier of southern rhodesia in 1962 which was renamed rhodesia in 1964, he remained in power until 1979 when Bishop Abel Muzorewa became the prime minister of the again renamed zimbabwe rhodesia (the rhodesia part was dropped shortly afterwards), in 1980 new elections were held with previously banned communist backed ZANU and ZAPU groups participating which lead to mugabe coming into power and ian smith became the leader of the opposition but reitired after mugabe abolished the white seats in 1987.

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
his dates are skewed.

Don Rizzle:
which ones?

Kal EL:
his dates on Ian Smith being elected.

big mat:
usa are now a decading empire, just like rome, they're starting to fell off, in 20 years china will be the #1 country and usa will be a mess like in those apocalyptic movies, it will be chaos and gangs will fight everywhere to get whatever they can and maybe robots will be send by china to kill people and shit. if not, my scenario would make a great movie

J @ M @ L:

--- Quote from: Drunk Driver Drivin on December 06, 2005, 07:12:07 PM ---usa are now a decading empire, just like rome, they're starting to fell off, in 20 years china will be the #1 country and usa will be a mess like in those apocalyptic movies, it will be chaos and gangs will fight everywhere to get whatever they can and maybe robots will be send by china to kill people and shit. if not, my scenario would make a great movie

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u clown

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