Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt, DCM (1915 – 1994) was the colonial Governor of British Guiana in 1964-66. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Governor of British Guiana was the Crown representative in British Guiana. British Guiana was the name of the British Colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. He installed Forbes Burnham of the People's National Congress (PNC) as premier of a coalition government with a small business-oriented conservative party in 1964; however, the People's Progressive Party (PPP) came first in the election. Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham ( 20 February 1923 &ndash 6 August 1985) was a Guyanese political leader and leader of Guyana The People's National Congress is a Socialist Political party in Guyana. The People's Progressive Party is a Political party in Guyana which has governed continuously since 1992 Deadly riots ensued when the PPP was not allowed to form the government. Upon independence in May 1966, Sir Richard was sworn in as Governor-General of Guyana, a position which he held until December the same year. This page lists Governors-General of Guyana from 1966 to 1970. Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state
Having been born and educated in Cape Town, he returned there in 1967 as principal and vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town, a post which he held until 1980. The University of Cape Town ( UCT) is a Public university located on the Rhodes Estate on the slopes of Devil's Peak, in Cape Town Because of his actions in British Guiana, his appointment was initially opposed by the student body but he soon won them over. During this period, at the height of the apartheid years in South Africa, academic freedom was under threat and Sir Richard was in the forefront of South African vice-chancellors who fought to ptotect these freedoms. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa He also vigorously objected against banning orders and detention without trial of students and staff who protested against apartheid.
Sir Richard was an excellent cricketer and rugby player. He obtained a Rugby Blue at the University of Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the Rhodes Scholarship Rhodes scholar redirects here Rhodes Scholar redirects here Rhodes scholars
During World War II Sir Richard fought against the Italians in Ethiopia and was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Distinguished Conduct Medal ( DCM) was (until 1993 the second level Military decoration awarded Other ranks of the British Army and formerly
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| Preceded by Sir Ralph Francis Alnwick Grey |
Governor of British Guiana 1964–1966 |
Post abolished |
| New creation | Governor-General of Guyana 1966 |
Succeeded by Sir David James Gardiner Rose |
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