Andrew Juxon-Smith

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Brigadier Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (1933 - 1996) was a politician and military official in Sierra Leone. He was briefly (27 March 1967 to 18 April 1968) Chairman of the National Reformation Council and acting Governor-General, equivalent to head of the Sierra Leonean state. 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 was a member of the Krio, an ethnic group formed by descendants of various groups of freed slaves landed in Freetown between 1787 and 1855.

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• History of Sierra Leone

Preceded by Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston

Governor-General of Sierra Leone 1967–1968

Succeeded by John Amadu Bangura (acting)

v • d • e Heads of government of Sierra Leone (Prime Ministers, 1961-1971) Milton Margai • Albert Margai • Siaka Stevens • David Lansana† • Ambrose Patrick Genda† • Andrew Juxon-Smith† • Patrick Conteh • Siaka Stevens (Presidents, 1971-) Christopher Cole • Siaka Stevens • Joseph Saidu Momoh • Yahya Kanu† • Valentine Strasser† • Julius Maada Bio† • Ahmad Tejan Kabbah • Johnny Paul Koroma† • Ahmad Tejan Kabbah• Ernest Bai Koroma  †denotes military ruler