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===List of countries with a governor-general=== ====Current==== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! scope="col" align=left|Commonwealth realm ! scope="col" align=left|Article ! scope="col" |From |- |{{Flag|Antigua and Barbuda}} |[[Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda]] |1981 |- |{{Flag|Australia}} |[[Governor-General of Australia]] |1901 |- |{{Flag|The Bahamas}} |[[Governor-General of the Bahamas]] |1973 |- |{{Flag|Belize}} |[[Governor-General of Belize]] |1981 |- |{{Flag|Canada}} |[[Governor General of Canada]] |1867 |- |{{Flag|Grenada}} |[[Governor-General of Grenada]] |1974 |- |{{Flag|Jamaica}} |[[Governor-General of Jamaica]] |1962 |- |{{Flag|New Zealand}} |[[Governor-General of New Zealand]] |1917 |- |{{Flag|Papua New Guinea}} |[[Governor-General of Papua New Guinea]] |1975 |- |{{Flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} |[[Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis]] |1983 |- |{{Flag|Saint Lucia}} |[[Governor-General of Saint Lucia]] |1979 |- |{{Flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} |[[Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] |1979 |- |{{Flag|Solomon Islands}} |[[Governor-General of Solomon Islands]] |1978 |- |{{Flag|Tuvalu}} |[[Governor-General of Tuvalu]] |1978 |} {{For|a list of current governors-general in Commonwealth countries|List of current viceregal representatives of the Crown}} ====Former==== The title has been used in many former British colonies or other territories, which became independent realms and then later became republics. Each of these realms had a governor-general. ;In Africa *[[Governor-General of the Gambia]] (1965β1970) *[[Governor-General of Ghana]] (1957β1960) *[[Governor-General of Kenya]] (1963β1964) *[[Governor-General of Malawi]] (1964β1966) *[[Governor-General of Mauritius]] (1968β1992) *[[List of governors and governors-general of Nigeria|Governor-General of Nigeria]] (1960β1963) *[[Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland]] (1953β1963) (Although the position was called ''governor-general'', the federation was neither a dominion nor an independent country.) *[[Governor-General of Sierra Leone]] (1961β1971) *[[Governor-General of the Union of South Africa]] (1910β1961) *[[Governor-General of Tanganyika]] (1961β1962) *[[Governor-General of Uganda]] (1962β1963) * In [[Rhodesia]] (now [[Zimbabwe]]), a unique situation arose following the [[Unilateral Declaration of Independence (Rhodesia)|Unilateral Declaration of Independence]] in 1965, unrecognised by the United Kingdom. The [[Rhodesian Front]] government of [[Ian Smith]] recognised [[Elizabeth II]] as "[[Queen of Rhodesia]]", but refused to recognise the authority of her governor, [[Humphrey Gibbs|Sir Humphrey Gibbs]], whose duties were performed by an "officer administering the government", [[Clifford Dupont]] (1905β1978). Dupont served in the post until 2 March 1970, when Rhodesia was declared a [[republic]] (an act also unrecognised internationally), and he became [[President of Rhodesia|president]]. The country became an independent republic within the Commonwealth as Zimbabwe on 18 April 1980. ;In the Americas *[[Governor-General of the West Indies Federation]] (1958β1962) (Although the position was called governor-general, the federation was neither a dominion nor an independent country.) *[[Governor-General of Barbados]] (1966β2021) *[[Governor-General of Guyana]] (1966β1970) *[[Governor-General of Trinidad and Tobago]] (1962β1976) ;In Asia *[[Governor-General of Ceylon]] (1948β1972) *[[Governor-General of India]] (1833β1950) *[[Governor-General of Pakistan]] (1947β1956) ;In Europe *[[Governor-General of the Irish Free State]] (1922β1936) *[[Governor-General of Malta]] (1964β1974) ;In Oceania *[[Governor-General of Fiji]] (1970β1987)
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