Humphrey Gibbs
Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 1959 to 1965 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Humphrey Vicary Gibbs, GCVO KCMG OBE KStJ PC (22 November 1902 – 5 November 1990), was the penultimate Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia, from 24 October 1964 described by its internationally unrecognised government simply as Rhodesia, who served until, and opposed, the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965.
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Humphrey Gibbs | |
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8th Governor of Southern Rhodesia[lower-alpha 1] | |
In office 28 December 1959 – 11 November 1965[lower-alpha 2] De jure: 28 December 1959 – 24 June 1969[lower-alpha 3] | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Sir Edgar Whitehead Winston Field Ian Smith |
Preceded by | Sir Peveril William-Powlett |
Succeeded by | De facto: Clifford Dupont (Acting Officer Administering the Government) De jure: Christopher Soames, Lord Soames (holding the reinstated office of Governor after 12 December 1979) |
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Born | (1902-11-22)22 November 1902 London, England |
Died | 5 November 1990(1990-11-05) (aged 87) Harare, Zimbabwe |
Spouse |
Molly Gibbs (m. 1934) |
Residence(s) | Government House, Salisbury |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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