1915 - 1994
Janet Duvenage Watt Smith Zimbabwean First Lady
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Janet Duvenage Watt Smith was previously married to Ian Smith (1948).
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Relationship Statistics
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Details
| First Name |
Janet
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| Middle Name |
Duvenage Watt
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| Last Name |
Smith
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| Full Name at Birth |
Janet Duvenage Watt
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| Alternative Name |
Janet Duvenage Watt Smith, Janet Duvenaget Smith, Janet Smith, Janet Watt, Janet Duvenage Watt, Janet Duvenage Smith, Janet Smith
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1914
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| Birthplace |
Cape Town, South Africa
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| Died |
1st December, 1994
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| Place of Death |
Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia
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| Buried |
Shurugwi, Zimbabwe
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Blue
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| Hair Color |
Blonde
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Christian
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
Zimbabwean
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| Occupation Text |
Teacher; farmer
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| Occupation |
First Lady
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Janet Duvenage Smith (née Watt; 1915 – 3 December 1994), was the wife of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, she studied history at the University of Cape Town and became a teacher. In 1942, she married Piet Duvenage, a rugby player, and had two children. He died in an accident on the rugby field in 1947. The next year, a short visit with family in Southern Rhodesia became permanent when she accepted a teaching job in Selukwe. There, she met her future husband, Ian Smith, who had recently come home from the Second World War. In 1948, the couple got married and bought a farm, and Ian was elected to the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly.
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