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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...
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  • Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs. When Gibbs formally dismissed Smith and his entire cabinet on orders from Whitehall, Smith maintained that Gibbs' reserve power...
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    of Rhodesia by Ian Smith on 14 April 1964, despite the Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs urging him to fight against the rebels in his party. Most of the Southern...
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  • Independence on 11 November 1965, the Governor of Southern Rhodesia Sir Humphrey Gibbs refused to leave the building to recognise the Rhodesian government...
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    independence. Calling this treasonous, the British colonial governor, Sir Humphrey Gibbs, formally dismissed Smith and his government, but they ignored him and...
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  • 2023 NFL draft. In his first NFL season, Gibbs was named to the All-Rookie Team and voted to the Pro Bowl. Gibbs grew up in Dalton, Georgia, and attended...
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    Administrating of the Government, because Smith and his cabinet ignored Sir Humphrey Gibbs the Governor of Southern Rhodesia. Rhodesia became a republic under...
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    On orders from the UK, the then-Governor of Southern Rhodesia, Sir Humphrey Gibbs, immediately sacked Smith and his cabinet. This action was ignored by...
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  • Governor Gibbs may refer to: A. C. Gibbs (1825–1886), 2nd Governor of Oregon Humphrey Gibbs (1902–1990), Governor of Southern Rhodesia from 1959 to 1969...
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  • Gibbs (usually pronounced /ɡɪbz/) is a Scottish surname. Alan Gibbs (born 1939), New Zealand-born businessman, entrepreneur and art collector Alfred Gibbs...
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  • Sir Humphrey Gibbs. After the beleaguered Governor eventually resigned and left Government House in 1969, Pestell returned to England with him. Gibbs did...
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    Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs formally sacked Smith and his Cabinet, accusing them of treason. Smith and his ministers ignored this, considering Gibbs's office...
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    of Rhodesia by Ian Smith on 14 April 1964, despite the Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs urging him to fight against the rebels in his party. Field retired from...
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    office 11 December 1979 – 18 April 1980 Monarch Elizabeth II Preceded by Humphrey Gibbs (1969) Josiah Zion Gumede[nb 1] Succeeded by Canaan Banana[nb 2] Vice-President...
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    Clifford Dupont visited Sir Humphrey Gibbs, the Governor of Southern Rhodesia, to formally notify him of the UDI, Gibbs condemned it as an act of treason...
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    (now Harare) Cathedral Cloisters was unveiled by former Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs in 1972. His papers, including an unpublished autobiography, are in...
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  • (aniversario) with his friend, Portuguese general Costa Gomes Megahey, Alan 'Humphrey Gibbs - Beleaguered Governor' London 1998 Page 99 Alao, Abiodun. Brothers...
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    Elizabeth II Governor   • 1923–1928 (first) John Chancellor • 1959–1965 Humphrey Gibbs • 1979–1980 (last) Christopher Soames Prime Minister   • 1923–1927 (first)...
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  • political philosophy, University of Manchester; UK blogger (normblog) Humphrey Gibbs (1902–1990), GCVO, KCMG, farmer, Governor of the colony of Southern...
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    Rhodesia, Sir Humphrey Gibbs, as the representative of the Queen and asked him to move out of Government House, Salisbury (which Gibbs refused to do)...
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    facto head of state instead of the legal Governor of Rhodesia, Sir Humphrey Gibbs. Rhodesia eventually moved to sever all links with Britain and became...
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    1950–1955 5 Sir John Murray 1 August 1955 – 1961 Sir Peveril William-Powlett 6 Sir Hugh Beadle (see below) 1961 – 11 November 1965 Sir Humphrey Gibbs...
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    • 1953–1957 The Lord Llewellin • 1957–1963 The Earl of Dalhousie • 1963 Sir Humphrey Gibbs Prime Minister   • 1953–1956 The Viscount Malvern • 1956–1963 Sir Roy...
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    Rhodesia", but refused to recognise the authority of her governor, Sir Humphrey Gibbs, whose duties were performed by an "officer administering the government"...
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    November 1965, upon which he initially stood by the British Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs as an adviser; he then provoked acrimony in British government circles...
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    all executive powers from the British colonial governor, Sir Humphrey Gibbs, and asked Gibbs to leave the Government House, the governor's residence. The...
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  • Cokayne Gibbs, 1st Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (14 May 1854 – 22 May 1935), was a British businessman. Hunsdon was the fourth son of Hucks Gibbs, 1st Baron...
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    Governor, Sir Humphrey Gibbs, and appointed Clifford Dupont to exercise the Governor's powers as Officer Administering the Government. However, Gibbs continued...
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  • for the businessman Hucks Gibbs. He was head of the family firm of Antony Gibbs & Sons (founded by his grandfather Antony Gibbs) and a director and Governor...
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  • Christian (1929–1931) G. N. Fleming (1932–1935) J. Dennis (1942–1944) Humphrey Gibbs (1944–1946) John Moore Caldicott (1946–1948) E. D. Palmer (1948–1951)...
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