Difference between revisions of "Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer"
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Palmer was educated at Oundle and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He became Assistant Resident, Nigeria, [[1904]] and Resident of Bornu Province in [[1917]]. He was Lieutenant-Governor, Northern Provinces, Nigeria, [[1925]]-[[1930]] and Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gambia Colony, 1930-1933. | Palmer was educated at Oundle and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He became Assistant Resident, Nigeria, [[1904]] and Resident of Bornu Province in [[1917]]. He was Lieutenant-Governor, Northern Provinces, Nigeria, [[1925]]-[[1930]] and Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gambia Colony, 1930-1933. | ||
| − | In [[1933]], in the aftermath of the [[1931]] uprising against the British rule, he was appointed colonial governor of Cyprus, a position he would hold until [[1939]]. Palmer ran Cyprus with absolute authority: All political parties were banned and many political and religious figures were exiled. | + | In [[1933]], in the aftermath of the [[1931]] uprising against the British rule, he was appointed colonial governor of Cyprus, a position he would hold until [[1939]]. Palmer ran Cyprus with absolute authority: All political parties were banned and many political and religious figures were exiled. His rule has come to be known as Παλμεροκρατία in Cypriot history. |
He died on [[May 22]], [[1958]]. | He died on [[May 22]], [[1958]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:52, July 24, 2006
Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer (April 20, 1877 - May 22, 1958) was colonial governor of Cyprus in the years following the 1931 uprising against the British rule.
Palmer was educated at Oundle and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He became Assistant Resident, Nigeria, 1904 and Resident of Bornu Province in 1917. He was Lieutenant-Governor, Northern Provinces, Nigeria, 1925-1930 and Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gambia Colony, 1930-1933.
In 1933, in the aftermath of the 1931 uprising against the British rule, he was appointed colonial governor of Cyprus, a position he would hold until 1939. Palmer ran Cyprus with absolute authority: All political parties were banned and many political and religious figures were exiled. His rule has come to be known as Παλμεροκρατία in Cypriot history.