List of Governors-General of Sierra Leone
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| Governor-General of Sierra Leone | |
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| Former political post | |
Coat of Arms of Sierra Leone |
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| 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 |
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 |
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| 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
- List of colonial governors of Sierra Leone
- President of Sierra Leone
- List of Presidents of Sierra Leone
- List of heads of state of Sierra Leone
- List of heads of government of Sierra Leone
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