Andrew Juxon-Smith

Andrew Juxon-Smith
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; November 30, 1931; Freetown,Sierra Leone
Died	1996; Stapleton, New York,U.S.
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Military service
Rank	Brigadier

BrigadierAndrew Terence Juxon-Smith(30 November 1931^[1]– 1996) was a Sierra Leonean politician and military officer in ofCreoledescent. Between 27 March 1967 and 18 April 1968, he was Chairman of theNational Reformation Counciland actingGovernor-General,equivalent tohead of the Sierra Leonean state.He was additionallyMinister of Finance of Sierra Leone.^[2]He and the Council were overthrown in April 1968 by agroup of low-level military officialsled byJohn Amadu Bangurathat restored Sierra Leone to rule by parliament underSiaka Stevens.He later moved to the United States and died inStapleton, New York.

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

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

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