Sierra Leone: Governors-General: 1961-1971

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Sierra Leone: Governors-General: 1961-1971
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Sierra Leone
27 Apr 1961 - 11 Jul 1962	Sir Maurice Henry Dorman [1]
11 Jul 1962 - 23 Mar 1967	Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Deputy Chairman of the National Reformation Council (ex officio) [2]
23 Mar 1967 - 28 Mar 1967	Leslie William Leigh [3][4]
Chairman of the National Reformation Council [2]
27 Mar 1967 - 18 Apr 1968	Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith
Chairman of the National Interim Council
18 Apr 1968 - 23 Apr 1968	John Amadu Bangura
Acting Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Sierra Leone
23 Apr 1968 - 21 Oct ? 1970	Banja Tejan-Sie (from 21 Oct 1970 Sir Banja Tejan-Sie)
Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Sierra Leone
21 Oct ? 1970 - 31 Mar 1971	Sir Banja Tejan-Sie
Acting Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Sierra Leone
31 Mar 1971 - 17 Apr 1971	Christopher Okoro Elnathan Eustace Cole


[1]	Also in Malta
[2]	Nominally for Governor-General "on leave in suspended office."
[3]	Pending the taking office by Ambrose Patrick Genda (to 27 Mar 1967) and then by Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (from 27 Mar 1967).
[4]	In office: 23 Mar 1967 - 18 Apr 1968.

Last update: 08 May 2025