Henry Everard | |
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 Henry Breedon Everard | |
| President of Rhodesia | |
| Acting 5 March 1979 – 1 June 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | Jack William Pithey(Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Zion Gumede as President of Zimbabwe Rhodesia |
| Acting 31 August 1978 – 1 November 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | John Wrathall |
| Succeeded by | Jack William Pithey(Acting) |
| Acting 31 December 1975 – 14 January 1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | Clifford Dupont |
| Succeeded by | John Wrathall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1897 Barnet, United Kingdom |
| Died | 7 August 1980(1980-08-07) (aged 83) |
| Political party | Rhodesian Front |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
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| Military awards |   |
Lieutenant-ColonelHenry Breedon EverardGLM ICD DSO TD (21 February 1897 – 7 August 1980) was a railway engineer and executive who briefly became the ActingPresident of Rhodesia on three occasions between 1975 and 1979.
Everard was born inBarnet and educated atMarlborough College and graduated fromTrinity College, Cambridge in 1922.[1] During theFirst World War he served in France with theRifle Brigade, where he was wounded in combat and reached the rank ofcaptain. He worked as a railway engineer from 1922, but was commissioned again on the outbreak of theSecond World War, this time in theSherwood Foresters; he was taken prisoner by German forces, awarded theDistinguished Service Order, and reached the rank oflieutenant-colonel. When repatriated after the war he became an executive ofBritish Railways.
In 1953 Everard moved toBulawayo,Southern Rhodesia to become General Manager ofRhodesia Railways, which he remained for five years before retiring. He supported theRhodesian Front and stood in forClifford Dupont (who had been made "Officer Administering the Government") in 1968–69.[2] Following the proclamation of a republic, Everard was Acting President on three occasions between 1975 and 1979.[3]
His maternal first cousin was the eminent scientist and professorNaomi Datta; their maternal grandfather's first cousins were architectHenry Goddard and Mormon pioneerGeorge Goddard.
Legion of Merit (Grand Officer - Civilian) (GLM) (Rhodesia)
Independence Commemorative Decoration (ICD) (Rhodesia)
Distinguished Service Order (DSO) (Great Britain)
Territorial Decoration (South Africa) (TD) (Great Britain)| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | President of Rhodesia 1975–1976 1978 1979 | Succeeded by |
Presidents ofZimbabwe and its antecedents | |
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 Rhodesia(1965–1979,an unrecognised state) | |
 Zimbabwe Rhodesia(1979,an unrecognised state) | |
 Zimbabwe(since 1980,a recognised state) | |
*Acting President | |
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