Awful Ian Smith you say (please note how one spells Ian). Did you know him? Really? Kicked out Ian Smith, pleasa? Morgarbage can't even kick a dent into a paper bag. There was fresh hope for the country, you are right, they were in the fortunate position to ride out the waves created by Smith and his gov. A prosperous country with a currency that traded on a par with the Britsh Pound! But slowly the waves subsided (I'm surprized it lasted that long). And your lame excuse, power corrupts, what a joke. Do you think that Ian Smith had no power. Was the country destructed to the ground as it is today? Try again.