Roy Welensky

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title: Roy Welensky
text: Sir Roland "Roy" Welensky was a Northern Rhodesian politician and the second and last Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia to an Afrikaner mother and a Lithuanian Jewish father, he moved to Northern Rhodesia, became involved with the trade unions, and entered the colonial legislative council in 1938. There, he campaigned for the amalgamation of Northern and Southern Rhodesia. Although unsuccessful, he succeeded in the formation of the F
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description: Northern Rhodesian politician (1907–1991)
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date created: 2004-06-11T04:07:39Z
date modified: 2024-09-07T17:34:40Z
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