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unusual facts about Lord Soames



Heidi Holland

She also looks at his relationships with those such as his first wife, Sally, Lord Soames, Rhodesia's last British governor; Denis Norman, a white farmer who held several portfolios in his early governments as well as with the former Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith.

Ismaili Centre, London

Lord Soames, the then Lord President of the Council, laid the foundation stone of the new Centre on 6 September 1979, in the presence of the Aga Khan.

President of Rhodesia

Following the Lancaster House Agreement, Britain resumed control of the rebel colony, and appointed Lord Soames as Governor until the country became independent as Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980.


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