The Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (also known as the Central African Federation) served as the representative of the

British monarch The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign reigns as the head of state of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies (the Bailiw ...

in the

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. The federation was formed on 1 August 1953 from the former colonies of

Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia was a landlocked self-governing colony, self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa, established in 1923 and consisting of British South Africa Company (BSAC) territories lying south of the Zambezi River. The reg ...

Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in south central Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesi ...

and

Nyasaland Nyasaland () was a British protectorate located in Africa that was established in 1907 when the former British Central Africa Protectorate changed its name. Between 1953 and 1963, Nyasaland was part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasala ...

, and was formally dissolved on 31 December 1963. As Salisbury (now

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) became the capital of the Federation as well as Southern Rhodesia, Government House, previously used as the residence of the

Governor of Southern Rhodesia The Governor of Southern Rhodesia was the representative of the British monarch in the self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia from 1923 to 1980. The Governor was appointed by The Crown and acted as the local head of state, receiving instruct ...

, became the residence of the Governor-General of the Federation.''Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Newsletter''
Issues 27-52, 1960, page 428 During this time, the Governor of Southern Rhodesia resided in Governor's Lodge in the suburb of Highlands.''East Africa and Rhodesia''
Volume 42, Africana, 1965, pages 339, 464

List of governors-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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World Statesmen – Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
{{Heads of state and government of Africa Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Governor-General History of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Malawi history-related lists Lists of political office-holders in Zambia Lists of political office-holders in Zimbabwe

List of governors-general of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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