Jack Howman
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Jack Howman | |
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_Howman_(Right).png) Jack Howman, right, attending a conference before signing of the U.D.I. | |
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| Born | John Hartley Howman 11 August 1919 Selukwe, Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 2 February 2000 (aged 80) Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Political party | Rhodesian Front |
| Spouse | Moira Maidman |
John Hartley Howman GLM ID (August 11, 1919 – 2 February 2002) served as a Rhodesian Front Member of Parliament in Salisbury and the Minister of Tourism and Information in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ian Smith.[1] He became Rhodesian minister of external affairs and defence in September 1968.[2]
He was one of the signatories to the Unilateral Declaration of Independence on 11 November 1965.[3] He was also Minister of African Education until 1963. Howman was one of Smith's closest confidants and friends in his cabinet and accompanied him to the Gibraltar Conferences in 1966 and 1968.[4]
Awards
Legion of Merit (Grand Officer - Civilian) (GLM) (Rhodesia)
Independence Decoration (ID) (Rhodesia)
References
- ^ "Terrorists' losses 160". The Windsor Star. 26 December 1968. p. 6. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP79-00891A000700060001-0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ White, Matthew C. (1978). Smith of Rhodesia: A Pictorial Biography. Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 45. ISBN 978-0909238360.
- ^ "Plumtree School – Jack Howman Biography". oldprunitian.rhodesiana.com. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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