Ruler · 1905 – 1978

Clifford Dupont

Lived 1905 – 1978; politician. President of Rhodesia (Rhodesia), 1970 – 1975.

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Lived: 1905 – 1978; 73 years
In office: 5 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Rhodesia
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Rhodesia

Rhodesia · the 3rd of 4 dated reigns · 1958 – 1979

Edgar Whitehead1958 – 1962

Ian Smith1964 – 1979

Clifford Dupont1970 – 1975

John Wrathall1976 – 1978

died in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1970 – 1975 · 5 years · came to it aged 65

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1975; they died in 1978

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