Sierra Leone (1961–1971)
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Motto "Unity, Freedom, Justice" |
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Anthem High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free |
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 Location of Sierra Leone (red) in Western Africa
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| Capital | Freetown | |||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | |||||||||
| Queen | ||||||||||
| • | 1961–1971 | Elizabeth II | ||||||||
| Governor-General of Sierra Leone | ||||||||||
| • | 1961–1962 | Sir Maurice Henry Dorman | ||||||||
| • | 1962–1967 | Sir Henry J. L. Boston | ||||||||
| • | 1967–1968 | Andrew Juxon Smith | ||||||||
| • | 1968–1971 | Sir Banja Tejan-Sie | ||||||||
| • | 1971 | Christopher Okoro Cole | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | ||||||||||
| • | 1961–1964 | Milton Margai | ||||||||
| • | 1947–1967 | Albert Margai | ||||||||
| • | 1967 | Siaka Stevens | ||||||||
| • | 1967 | David Lansana | ||||||||
| • | 1967–1968 | Andrew Juxon-Smith | ||||||||
| • | 1968–1971 | Siaka Stevens | ||||||||
| Historical era | Decolonization of Africa | |||||||||
| • | Independence | 27 April 1961 | ||||||||
| • | Republic | 19 April 1971 | ||||||||
| Population | ||||||||||
| • | 1965 est. | 2,473,294 | ||||||||
| • | 1970 est. | 2,692,259 | ||||||||
| Currency | British West African pound (1961–1964) Leone (from 1964) |
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Sierra Leone was a sovereign state with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state between independence on 27 April 1961 and becoming the Republic of Sierra Leone on 19 April 1971.
When British rule ended in April 1961, the British Crown Colony of Sierra Leone was given independence under the Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961. The British monarch, Elizabeth II, remained the head of state of Sierra Leone and was represented in Sierra Leone by a Governor-General. Sierra Leone shared the Sovereign with the other Commonwealth realms, including the United Kingdom.
The Governors-General of Sierra Leone were:
The Prime Ministers (and heads of government) of Sierra Leone during this period were:
a. As Chairman of the National Reform Council.
b. As Chairman of the National Interim Council.
Elizabeth II visited Sierra Leone from 25 November to 1 December 1961, shortly after independence.
The link with the British monarchy was abolished on the promulgation of the 1971 constitution and Prime Minister Siaka Stevens became the first President of Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone became a republic within the Commonwealth.
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