Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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The Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was the British Crown’s representative and de facto head of state for the semi-autonomous federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in southern Africa during the mid-20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era political office ⓘ
head of state office ⓘ
vice-regal office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Northern Rhodesia ⓘ
Nyasaland ⓘ
Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Rhodesia
appointedBy Elizabeth II ⓘ
George VI ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
authorityOver federal prime minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
canDissolve Federal Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
countryAdministered Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
deFactoHeadOfStateOf Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
dissolved 1963 ⓘ
endTime 1963-12-31 ⓘ
firstOfficeHolder Lord Llewellin ⓘ
linked to: Baron Llewellin
flag Standard of the Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
followedBy Governor-General of Rhodesia ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver federal government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
headOfStateOf Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
inception 1953 ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
lastOfficeHolder The Earl of Dalhousie (Simon Ramsay) ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
officeHolderTitle Governor-General ⓘ
officeType ceremonial head of state ⓘ
representative of the monarch ⓘ
partOf constitutional framework of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
positionHeldBy Lord Llewellin ⓘ
linked to: Baron Llewellin

Sir Oliver Leese ⓘ
The Earl of Dalhousie (Simon Ramsay) ⓘ
precededBy Governor of Northern Rhodesia ⓘ
Governor of Nyasaland ⓘ
Governor of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
region southern Africa ⓘ
represents British Crown ⓘ
monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
residence Government House, Salisbury ⓘ
seat Salisbury ⓘ
shortName Governor-General of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
startTime 1953-09-02 ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ

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John Llewellin → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → followedBy → Governor-General of Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → flag → Standard of the Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → shortName → Governor-General of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie → positionHeld → Governor of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
linked to: Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → representedMonarchBy → Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → createdOffice → Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
Federal Assembly of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland → subordinateTo → Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
John Llewellin, 1st Baron Llewellin → positionHeld → Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ