Andrew Juxon-Smith

Andrew Juxon-Smith
An illustration of Juxon-Smith produced by Voice of America
Chairman of the National Reformation Council
(Junta Chief)[1]
In office
28 March 1967 – 18 April 1968
Preceded byLeslie William Leigh (as Chairman of the National Reformation Council)
Succeeded byJohn Amadu Bangura (as Chairman of the NIC and of the ACRM)
Governor-General of Sierra Leone
(Head of State)[2]
In office
28 March 1967 – 18 April 1968
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byHenry Josiah Lightfoot Boston
Succeeded byJohn Amadu Bangura
Personal details
BornAndrew Terence Juxon-Smith
(1931-11-30)November 30, 1931
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died1996
Stapleton, New York, U.S.
Alma materRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst
Military service
RankBrigadier

Brigadier Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (30 November 1931[3] – 1996) was a Sierra Leonean politician and military officer of Creole descent. Between 27 March 1967 and 18 April 1968, he was Chairman of the National Reformation Council and acting Governor-General, equivalent to head of the Sierra Leonean state. He was additionally Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone.[4] 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 later moved to the United States and died in Stapleton, New York.

Juxon-Smith's life is the subject of the short documentary A Forgotten Past, directed by Andreas Hadjipateras in 2018.

Policies

Juxon-Smith fought against tribalism during his rule.[5][6] he implemented an austere IMF reform package and set up commissions of inquiry.[7] He pursued economic policies of austerity and budgetary.[8] He also raised taxes and import duties, closed down inefficient state plantations, fired the most venal politicians and turned the economy over to professional administrators. His policies brought considerable unemployment.[9] He has declared war on corruption and promised to transform an economy brought to near-bankruptcy by Albert Margai's free-wheeling deficit spending.[10] His short rule was seen as nepotist[11] and also as authoritarian.[12]

References

  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1967/03/29/archives/freetown-greets-new-junta-chief-juxonsmith-welcomed-genda-does-not.html
  2. ^ http://norr.numl.edu.pk/repository/filedownload/1294
  3. ^ Uwechue, Raph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. ISBN 9780903274173.
  4. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1967Jan-June. 2003. hdl:2027/osu.32435024020125 – via HathiTrust.
  5. ^ "Sierra Leone: Colonel Juxon-Smith Tells Newsmen in Freetown That His Regime Will Remove Tribalism".
  6. ^ https://oxfordre.com/politics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-1849?p=emailACmcgW7YS8szs&d=/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-1849
  7. ^ https://research.manchester.ac.uk/files/54519004/FULL_TEXT.PDF
  8. ^ https://oxfordre.com/politics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-1849?p=emailACmcgW7YS8szs&d=/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-1849
  9. ^ "Sierra Leone: The Sergeants' Coup". Time. 26 April 1968.
  10. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1967/04/02/archives/after-a-new-coup-we-africans-can-rule.html
  11. ^ https://oxfordre.com/politics/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-1849?p=emailACmcgW7YS8szs&d=/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228637-e-1849
  12. ^ https://digital.library.txst.edu/bitstreams/2467fd3d-7df5-468d-9dc1-93f7a355a21e/download
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