List of Governors-General of Sierra Leone

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Governor-General of Sierra Leone
Former political post
Coat of arms of Sierra Leone.svg
Coat of Arms of Sierra Leone
Predecessor Governor of Sierra Leone
Successor President of Sierra Leone
First officeholder Sir Maurice Henry Dorman
Last officeholder Christopher Okoro Cole (interim)
Style His Excellency
Official residence State House, Freetown
Appointer Queen of Sierra Leone
Office began 27 April 1961
Office ended 19 April 1971
Standard of the Governor-General of Sierra Leone

This page contains a list of Governors-General of Sierra Leone from 1961 when the country gained independence as a Commonwealth realm until 1971 when a republic was proclaimed.

Governors-General of Sierra Leone (1961–1971)

From To Name Comments
27 April 1961 27 April 1962 Sir Maurice Henry Dorman
27 April 1962 April 1967 Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston Removed from office after a coup d'état
April 1967 18 April 1968 Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith Acting Governor-General; deposed in a coup d'état
18 April 1968 22 April 1968 Brigadier John Amadu Bangura Acting Governor-General
22 April 1968 31 March 1971 Sir Banja Tejan-Sie
31 March 1971 19 April 1971 Christopher Okoro Cole Interim Governor-General

See also