Question

The magazine Punch called this man’s party the “surrey with the lunatic fringe on top.” Each November 11th, this man rang a replica of the Liberty Bell inscribed with the words “I toll for justice, civilization, and Christianity” (10[1])to celebrate his country’s independence. This man’s government authorized Operation Dingo and Operation Eland. This man’s autobiography, (10[1])republished as Bitter Harvest after (10[1])being originally titled (10[2])The Great Betrayal, recalled failed talks with Harold Wilson aboard HMS Tiger (10[2])and HMS Fearless. (-5[1])This man’s government employed (10[1])brutal special forces known (10[1])as Selous (10[1])(“suh-LOO”) Scouts. (10[3])This man’s government issued a 1965 “Unilateral Declaration (-5[1])of (10[1])Independence,” (10[1])but his country did not formally separate from Britain (10[1]-5[1])until the 1979 Lancaster House Agreement. (10[1])For 10 points, what (10[1])white politician’s government lost the Bush War, (10[1]-5[1])leading to Robert Mugabe’s majority rule (10[1])in former Rhodesia? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Ian Smith [or Ian Douglas Smith]
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2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y24100%0%17%94.17

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Qingyu ZhangFlorida BNYU A3710
Alan WuRutgers BMinnesota B5410
John John GrogerColumbia AIndiana A5910
Caleb KendrickMaryland AChicago B6210
Matthew LehmannWUSTL ACornell A6210
Hari ParameswaranGeorgia Tech AChicago A7410
Tegan KapadiaGeorgia Tech BMcGill A7410
Henry CafaroChicago CNorthwestern A77-5
Andrew ZengStanford ADuke A8110
Daniel MaYale ABrown A8510
Cole TimmerwilkeHarvard AMIT A8710
Aiden DartleyRutgers AIllinois A8810
Gareth ThorlaksonToronto AUC Berkeley A8810
Tracy MirkinFlorida AOhio State A8810
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AVirginia A96-5
James StevensonMichigan AVanderbilt A9710
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTL BSouth Carolina A9810
Vincent DuNorth Carolina AMinnesota A10710
Conor ThompsonIowa State AYale B107-5
Dean Ah NowClaremont APenn State A11310
Jonathan LauJohns Hopkins AHouston A11710
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BColumbia B124-5
Albert ZhangColumbia BUC Berkeley B12410
Yared TadesseCornell BTexas A13010
Joseph ChambersVirginia APenn A13310
Michael MaysImperial APurdue A13410
Matthew SiffYale BIowa State A13410
Nikhil ChellamNorthwestern AChicago C13410