Brigadier Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (30 November 1931[1] – 1996) was a Sierra Leonean politician and military officer in of Creole descent. Between 27 March 1967 and 18 April 1968, he was 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 later moved to the United States and died in Stapleton, New York.
Andrew Juxon-Smith | |
|---|---|
| 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 30, 1931 Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Died | 1996 Stapleton, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Rank | Brigadier |
Juxon-Smith's life is the subject of the short documentary A Forgotten Past, directed by Andreas Hadjipateras in 2018.
References
edit- ^ Uwechue, Raph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. ISBN 9780903274173.
- ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1967Jan-June. 2003. hdl:2027/osu.32435024020125 – via HathiTrust.
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