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'''Sir Robert Perceval Armitage''' was the third-from-last British governor of [[Cyprus]]. | '''Sir Robert Perceval Armitage''' was the third-from-last British governor of [[Cyprus]]. | ||
| − | Armitage was born in [[1909]]. He was governor of [[Cyprus]] from [[1954]] until [[September 25]], [[1955 | + | Armitage was born in [[1909]]. He was governor of [[Cyprus]] from [[1954]] until [[September 25]], [[1955]]. During his rule, the [[EOKA]] uprising for [[Enosis]] started on [[April 1]], [[1955]]. Armitage was targeted for assassination on a couple of occasions but escaped. He was replaced by hardliner [[Sir John Harding]]. |
| − | Armitage died in [[1990]]. | + | Besides [[Cyprus[[, Armitage also served in various colonies in Africa. |
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| + | He died in [[1990]]. | ||
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| + | [[Category:1909 births|Armitage]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1990 deaths|Armitage]] | ||
| + | [[Category:EOKA struggle (1955-1959)|Armitage]] | ||
| + | [[Category:British Rule of Cyprus|Armitage]] | ||
Revision as of 07:33, January 23, 2009
Sir Robert Perceval Armitage was the third-from-last British governor of Cyprus.
Armitage was born in 1909. He was governor of Cyprus from 1954 until September 25, 1955. During his rule, the EOKA uprising for Enosis started on April 1, 1955. Armitage was targeted for assassination on a couple of occasions but escaped. He was replaced by hardliner Sir John Harding.
Besides [[Cyprus[[, Armitage also served in various colonies in Africa.
He died in 1990.
