Governor of Southern Rhodesia
Representative of the monarch in Southern Rhodesia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Governor of Southern Rhodesia was the representative of the British monarch in the self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia from 1923 to 1980. The Governor was appointed by The Crown and acted as the local head of state, receiving instructions from the British Government.
Governor of Southern Rhodesia | |
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Style | His Excellency The Right Honourable |
Residence | Government House, Salisbury (now Harare) |
Appointer | Monarch of the United Kingdom |
Formation | 1 October 1923 |
First holder | Sir John Chancellor |
Final holder | The Lord Soames |
Abolished | 18 April 1980 |
Rhodesia's 1965 Unilateral Declaration of Independence resulted in the Rhodesian government ceasing to recognise the authority of the Governor, and the 1969 Rhodesian constitutional referendum resulted in Rhodesia declaring itself a republic, independent from the British monarchy. Britain still considered the territory its colony and continued to maintain the office, albeit allowing it be vacant from 1969–1979. Following the Lancaster House Agreement the office was filled from December 1979 until April 1980 whereupon Britain formally recognised the territory as the independent republic of Zimbabwe, and the office of Governor was thereafter abolished.