Richard Turnbull (colonial administrator)

Sir Richard Turnbull
Governor of Tanganyika
In office
15 July 1958 – 9 December 1961
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byEdward Twining
Succeeded byhimself (as Governor-General)
Governor-General of Tanganyika
In office
9 December 1961 – 9 December 1962
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byOffice established
himself (as Governor)
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born7 July 1909
St Albans
Died21 December 1998 (aged 89)[1]
Gloucestershire

Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull, GCMG (7 July 1909[2] – 21 December 1998[3])[4] was a British colonial governor and the last governor of the British mandate of Tanganyika from 1958 to 1961. Following the country's independence, he was governor-general from 9 December 1961 to 9 December 1962.

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  2. ^ Europa Publications Limited (1970). The Middle East and North Africa. Europa Publications.
  3. ^ "December 1998". www.rulers.org. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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