Sir Richard Posnett
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| GovernorofBelize[a] | |
| In office 1972–1976 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | George Cadle Price |
| Preceded by | Sir John Paul |
| Succeeded by | Peter McEntee |
| GovernorofBermuda | |
| In office 1981–1983 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Premier | Sir David Gibbons John Swan |
| Preceded by | Sir Peter Ramsbotham |
| Succeeded by | Mark Herdman (acting) |
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| Born | (1919-07-19)19 July 1919 Kotagiri, India |
| Died | 11 May 2009(2009-05-11) (aged 89) |
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Sir Richard Neil Posnett KBE CMG (19 July 1919 – 11 May 2009) was a British colonial administrator who served as Governor of Belize[a] (from 1972 to 1976) and Governor of Bermuda (from 1981 to 1983). He was also briefly Commissioner of Anguilla (in 1969) and High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Uganda (in 1979). Posnett was a founder of the Uganda Olympic Committee and a fluent speaker of Swahili.[1]
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| Preceded by Sir John Paul |
Governor of Belize 1972–1976 |
Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Sir Peter Ramsbotham |
Governor of Bermuda 1981–1983 |
Succeeded by Mark Herdman (acting) |
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