Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith

Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (* 1933 in Freetown , Sierra Leone ; † 1996 , USA ) was a brigadier or lieutenant colonel of the Royal Sierra Leone Military Forces and briefly head of state of Sierra Leone.

Life

Juxon-Smith joined the Army in 1951 and graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1953 .

He took power in Sierra Leone on March 27, 1967 through a coup as chairman of the National Reform Council (NRC). Previously there were two more coups within six days . He was overthrown by a military man, John Amadu Bangura and Patrick Conteh , almost a year later on April 18, 1968. A little later, he reinstated the elected head of state Siaka Stevens . Juxon-Smith was charged with high treason initially sentenced to death and then sat about seven years in prison. After his release, he left Sierra Leone and moved to the United States of America . He was married with at least three children, including Solomon Juxon-Smith, who lives in New York City (as of July 2017).

Web links

Film project on the life of Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (English)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b In 1968 Juxon Smith was overthrown today. Awoko, 1968.
↑ ^a ^b SIERRA LEONE: LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JUXON-SMITH BLAMES POLITICIANS. ITN Sources / Reuters, April 2, 1967.
↑ ^a ^b Juxon-Smith. Kickstarter. Retrieved July 19, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Juxon-Smith, Andrew Terence
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Juxon-Smoth, Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	briefly head of state of Sierra Leone
DATE OF BIRTH	1933
PLACE OF BIRTH	Freetown , Sierra Leone
DATE OF DEATH	1996

[awoko-1] In 1968 Juxon Smith was overthrown today. Awoko, 1968.

[itn-2] SIERRA LEONE: LIEUTENANT-COLONEL JUXON-SMITH BLAMES POLITICIANS. ITN Sources / Reuters, April 2, 1967.

[kickstarter-3] Juxon-Smith. Kickstarter. Retrieved July 19, 2017.