Humphrey Gibbs
Sir Humphrey Gibbs | |
|---|---|
| 8th Governor of Southern Rhodesia | |
| In office 28 December 1959 – 11 November 1965 De jure: 28 December 1959 – 24 June 1969 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Sir Edgar Whitehead Winston Field Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | Sir Peveril William-Powlett |
| Succeeded by | De facto: Clifford Dupont (Acting Officer Administering the Government) De jure: Christopher Soames, Lord Soames (holding the reinstated office of Governor after 12 December 1979) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1902 London, England |
| Died | 5 November 1990 (aged 87) |
| Spouse |
Molly Gibbs (m. 1934) |
| Parent | |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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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, from 24 October 1964 described by its internationally unrecognised government simply as Rhodesia, who served until, and opposed, the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965.