Andrew Juxon-Smith
Andrew Juxon-Smith | |
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Governor-General of Sierra Leone | |
In office 28 March 1967 – 18 April 1968 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston |
Succeeded by | John Amadu Bangura |
Personal details | |
Born | Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith November 31, 1931 Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Died | 1996 Stapleton, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Military service | |
Rank | Brigadier |
Brigadier Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (30 November 1931[1] – 1996) was a politician and military officer in Sierra Leone. He was briefly (27 March 1967 to 18 April 1968) Chairman of the National Reformation Council and acting Governor-General, equivalent to head of the Sierra Leonean state. He was additionally Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone.[2] He and the Council were overthrown in April 1968 by a group of low-level military officials led by John Amadu Bangura that restored Sierra Leone to rule by parliament under Siaka Stevens. He was a member of the Creole people, though he also had Sherbro and Mende ancestry.[citation needed] He later moved to the United States and died in Stapleton, New York.
Juxon-Smith's life is the subject of the short documentary 'A Forgotten Past', directed by Andreas Hadjipateras in 2018.
References[]
- ^ Uwechue, Raph (1991). Africa Who's who. ISBN 9780903274173.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1967Jan-June". HathiTrust. hdl:2027/osu.32435024020125.
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