List of colonial governors in 1967
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Australia

  • Papua and New Guinea
    Territory of Papua and New Guinea
    The Territory of Papua and New Guinea was established by an administrative union between the Australian-administered territories of Papua and New Guinea in 1949...

    • High Commissioner - David Hay
      David Hay (diplomat)
      Sir David Osborne Hay, CBE, DSO was an Australian soldier, senior public servant and diplomat, becoming Ambassador to the United Nations, Administrator of Papua New Guinea, and heading the departments of External Territories and Aboriginal Affairs.-Biography:David Hay was born in 1916 in Corowa,...

      , High Commissioner in Papua and New Guinea (1966–1970)

France

  • Afars and Issas
    Djibouti
    Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...

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    1. Renamed from French Somaliland, 3 July
    • Commissioner
      Commissioner
      Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....

       - Louis Saget, High Commissioner
      High Commissioner
      High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...

       of the Afars and Issas (1967-1969)
    • Governing Council - Ali Aref Bourhan, President of the Governing Council (1967-1976)
  • French Somaliland
    Djibouti
    Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...

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    1. Louis Saget, Governor of French Somaliland (1966-1967)
    2. Renamed to Territory of the Afars and Issas, 3 July

Portugal

  • Angola
    Angola
    Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...

    - Camilo Augusto de Miranda Rebocho Vaz, High Commissioner of Angola (1966-1972)
  • Macau
    Macau
    Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...

    - Jose Manuel de Sousa and Faro Nobre de Carvalho, Governor of Macau
    Governor of Macau
    The Governor of Macau was a Portuguese colonial official who headed the colony of Macau, before 1623 called Captain-major . The post was replaced on December 20, 1999 upon the transfer of administration to the People's Republic of China by the office of the Chief Executive of the Macau Special...

     (1966-1974)

United Kingdom

  • Bermuda
    Bermuda
    Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, its nearest landmass is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, about to the west-northwest. It is about south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and northeast of Miami, Florida...

     - Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere, Governor of Bermuda (1964-1972)
  • Federation of South Arabia
    Federation of South Arabia
    The Federation of South Arabia was an organization of states under British protection in what would become South Yemen. It was formed on 4 April 1962 from the 15 protected states of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South. On 18 January 1963 it was merged with the crown colony of Aden...

    • Governor -
      1. Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull, High Commissioner of South Arabia (1964-1967)
      2. Sir Humphrey Trevelyan
        Humphrey Trevelyan
        Humphrey Trevelyan, Baron Trevelyan, KG, GCMG, CIE, OBE was a British diplomat and author.Trevelyan was a son of Reverend George Trevelyan, grandson of the Venerable George Trevelyan, Archdeacon of Taunton, third son of Sir John Trevelyan, 4th Baronet. He was educated at Lancing and Jesus College,...

        , High Commissioner of South Arabia (1967)
    • Minister - Salih al-Awadli, Chief Minister of South Arabia (1966-1967)
    • Federation of South Arabia gains independence from United Kingdom
      United Kingdom
      The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

       as People's Republic of South Yemen, 30 November
  • Hong Kong
    Hong Kong
    Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

    - Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench
    David Clive Crosbie Trench
    Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench, GCMG, MC, DL 2 June 1915 – 4 December 1988 was a British soldier and colonial governor.-Early life:Trench was educated at Tonbridge School, Tonbridge, Kent and graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge with the degree of Master of Arts .-War service:In 1938, Trench...

    , Governor of Hong Kong
    Governor of Hong Kong
    The Governor of Hong Kong was the head of the government of Hong Kong during British rule from 1843 to 1997. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions...

    (1964-1971)
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