Original sentence: He was the country's first premier born and raised in Rhodesia, and led the predominantly white government that declared independence from the United Kingdom in November 1965 following a prolonged dispute with the British government, which demanded black majority rule as a condition for independence.Smith remained Prime Minister for almost all of the 14 years of international isolation that followed for the unrecognised state, and he oversaw Rhodesia's security forces during most of the Bush War, which pitted the government against communist-funded black nationalist fighters.Smith remains a highly controversial figure
Edited sentence: He was the country's first premier born and raised in Rhodesia, and led the government that declared independence from the United Kingdom in November 1965 following prolonged disputes.Smith oversaw Rhodesia's security forces during most of the Bush War, which pitted the government against communist-funded black nationalist fighters