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Creole politician and military officer (1931–1996)

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 (1931-11-30)November 30, 1931 Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died	1996 Stapleton, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Military service
Rank	Brigadier

Brigadier Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (30 November 1931 – 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. 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.

Juxon-Smith's life is the subject of the short documentary A Forgotten Past, directed by Andreas Hadjipateras in 2018.

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Government offices
Preceded byHenry Josiah Lightfoot Boston	Governor-General of Sierra Leone 1967–1968	Succeeded byJohn Amadu Bangura (acting)

v t e Heads of government of Sierra Leone
Milton Margai Albert Margai Siaka Stevens David Lansana† Ambrose Patrick Genda† Andrew Juxon-Smith† Patrick Conteh Siaka Stevens Sorie Ibrahim Koroma Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor office abolished, 1978–2018 David Francis Jacob Jusu Saffa David Moinina Sengeh
†denotes military ruler

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