Monarch of Sierra Leone

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The Monarch of Sierra Leone was the former ceremonial head of state of Sierra Leone, representing the British Crown before the country became a republic.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Monarch of Sierra Leone canonical 1
Queen of Sierra Leone 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf monarchy
abolishedBy Republican Constitution of Sierra Leone 1971
capitalOfRealm Freetown
ceremonialDuties appointment of Governor-General on advice of Sierra Leonean government
assent to legislation via Governor-General
symbolic commander-in-chief of armed forces
commonMonarchWith Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
other Commonwealth realms
constitutionalInstrument Constitution of Sierra Leone 1961
Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961
constitutionalRole guarantor of continuity of government
source of executive authority
symbolic head of state
country Sierra Leone
createdOnIndependenceOf Sierra Leone
dynasty House of Windsor
firstMonarch Elizabeth II
flag Royal Standard of Sierra Leone
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
headOfCommonwealthRole Head of the Commonwealth
headOfStateOf Sierra Leone
independenceDateOfRealm 27 April 1961
lastMonarch Elizabeth II
legalSystemContext Westminster-style parliamentary system
legalTitle Queen of the United Kingdom and of Her other Realms and Territories, Queen of Sierra Leone
linked to: British monarch
memberOf Commonwealth of Nations
monarchFrom 27 April 1961
monarchTo 19 April 1971
oathTakenByOfficialsTo the Crown in right of Sierra Leone
officeAbolished 19 April 1971
politicalSystemDuringTenure Commonwealth realm
linked to: Commonwealth realms
powersExercisedBy Governor-General of Sierra Leone
reasonForAbolition transition to republican form of government
religionOfMonarch Protestantism
replacedBy President of Sierra Leone
representedInSierraLeoneBy Governor-General of Sierra Leone
represents British Crown
residence Buckingham Palace
status former position
style Her Majesty
successionLaw British order of succession
successorOfficeHolderTitle President of the Republic of Sierra Leone
titleUsed Queen of Sierra Leone

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Sierra Leone predecessorOffice Monarch of Sierra Leone
Monarch of Sierra Leone titleUsed Queen of Sierra Leone
linked to: Monarch of Sierra Leone