Governor of Southern Rhodesia

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The Governor of Southern Rhodesia was the British Crown’s representative and de facto head of the colonial government in Southern Rhodesia prior to the territory’s transition to majority rule and independence as Zimbabwe.

All labels observed (4)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office ⓘ
head of government ⓘ
viceregal representative ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Rhodesia
appointedBy British Crown ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Rhodesian colonial administration ⓘ
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
category Governors of British colonies ⓘ
History of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
Political office in Rhodesia ⓘ
constitutingInstrument Letters Patent ⓘ
linked to: Letters patent

Royal Instructions ⓘ
linked to: Royal instructions
country Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Rhodesia

United Kingdom ⓘ
endCause independence of Zimbabwe ⓘ
transition to majority rule ⓘ
followedBy Governor-General of Rhodesia ⓘ
President of Zimbabwe ⓘ
governmentBranch executive branch of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver colonial government of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
hasPower power to appoint ministers ⓘ
power to assent to legislation ⓘ
power to dissolve the legislature ⓘ
power to reserve bills for the Crown ⓘ
hierarchicalSuperior British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

Secretary of State for the Colonies ⓘ
locatedIn Africa ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ
Salisbury ⓘ
Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Rhodesia
officeCreatedUnder British colonial law ⓘ
officeHolderTitle Governor ⓘ
officeScope ceremonial representation of the monarch ⓘ
executive authority in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
officeType colonial governorship ⓘ
partOf British Empire ⓘ
British colonial administration ⓘ
replacedBy Governor-General of Rhodesia ⓘ
President of Zimbabwe ⓘ
represents British monarch in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
residence Government House, Salisbury ⓘ
role de facto head of the colonial government ⓘ
representative of the British Crown ⓘ
seat Salisbury ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
symbol Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government House, Salisbury → governorTitle → Governor of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
Government House, Salisbury → governorTitle → Governor of Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Governor of Southern Rhodesia
Clifford Dupont → positionHeld → Officer Administering the Government of Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Governor of Southern Rhodesia
Governor of Southern Rhodesia → represents → British monarch in Southern Rhodesia ⓘ
linked to: Governor of Southern Rhodesia
Crown colony of Southern Rhodesia → colonialGovernorTitle → Governor of Southern Rhodesia ⓘ