Richard Turnbull (colonial governor)
Sir Richard Gordon Turnbull, GCMG (7 July 1909 – 21 December 1998) was a British colonial governor and the last governor of the British mandate of Tanganyika from 1958 to 1961. Following the country's independence, he was governor-general from 9 December 1961 – 9 December 1962. He was the penulimate High Commissioner of Aden.
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Quotes
[edit]- When the British Empire finally sinks beneath the waves of history, it will leave behind it only two memorials: one is the game of Association Football and the other is the expression 'Fuck Off'.
- Quoted by Denis Healey in the BBC documentary 'Empire Warriors: Mad Mitch and His Tribal Law'.
