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Gawain Westray Bell
British colonial administrator in Africa (1909–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Gawain Westray Bell KCMG CBE (21 January 1909 – 26 July 1995) was a British colonial administrator who became the Governor of Northern Nigeria.
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Sir Gawain Bell | |
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Governor of Northern Nigeria | |
In office 2 December 1957 – 1962 | |
Preceded by | Sir Bryan Sharwood-Smith |
Succeeded by | Alhaji Sir Kashim Ibrahim |
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Born | (1909-01-21)21 January 1909 Cape Town, South Africa |
Died | 26 July 1995(1995-07-26) (aged 86) |
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