Ruler · 1913 – 1978

John Wrathall

Lived 1913 – 1978; politician. President of Rhodesia (Rhodesia), 1976 – 1978.

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Lived: 1913 – 1978; 65 years
In office: 2 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Rhodesia
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

President of Rhodesia

Rhodesia · the 4th 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 1976 – 1978 · 2 years · came to it aged 63

Came to it: appointed
Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1978, the year they died

On 14 January of that year, he was sworn in as president by the Chief Justice, Sir Hugh Beadle, in a ceremony at Government House witnessed by Prime Minister Ian Smith and his Cabinet ministers.

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