David Leslie Smallman

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was the Governor of

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island. Its name wa ...

between 1995 and 1997. He obtained a promise from

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in 1995 to restore British Citizenship to the citizens of St Helena. This happened in 2002, under the Governorship of

David Hollamby David James Hollamby (1945–2016) served as Governor of Saint Helena from 24 June 1999 to 29 September 2004. He was preceded by David Leslie Smallman and succeeded by Michael Clancy. He oversaw the return of British citizenship to citizens of th ...

. He was the first Governor of Saint Helena to land on

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