Charles Noble Arden-Clarke
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Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke (1898 – 1962) was a British
colonial administrator
.
He was the Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate between 1937 and 1942 (later Botswana
), a time at which the ruling regent Tschekedi Khama was in violent conflict with the British authorities. In 1946, he was appointed as the first Governor of the newly-created British Crown Colony of Sarawak, which was annexed in 1946 from the Kingdom of Sarawak
. During his governorship in Sarawak, he was despised by locals as upon his appointment, Sarawak was engulfed with the Anti-cession Movement
, which led to the assassination of his successor, Sir George Duncan Stewart in 1949 by the radical members of the Anti-cession movement.
After Sarawak, he was the last governor of the Gold Coast
from August 1949 until 1957 (later Ghana
). On February 12, 1951, he authorized Kwame Nkrumah's
release from imprisonment in James Fort. After independence, he was named the first Governor-General of Ghana
in 1957. Arden-Clarke's acceptance of the Africans and his attitude towards Kwame Nkrumah
led to the success of Ghana's independence.
United Kingdom
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colonial administrator
Administrator of the Government
An Administrator in the constitutional practice of some countries in the Commonwealth is a person who fulfils a role similar to that of a Governor or a Governor-General...
.
He was the Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate between 1937 and 1942 (later Botswana
Botswana
Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966...
), a time at which the ruling regent Tschekedi Khama was in violent conflict with the British authorities. In 1946, he was appointed as the first Governor of the newly-created British Crown Colony of Sarawak, which was annexed in 1946 from the Kingdom of Sarawak
Kingdom of Sarawak
The Kingdom of Sarawak was a state in Borneo established by Sir James Brooke in 1842 by receiving independent kingdom status from the Sultanate of Brunei as a reward for helping fight piracy and insurgency...
. During his governorship in Sarawak, he was despised by locals as upon his appointment, Sarawak was engulfed with the Anti-cession Movement
Anti-cession movement of Sarawak
The anti-cession movement of Sarawak was a movement in Sarawak to fight against the British attempt to govern Sarawak as a crown colony rather than a protectorate ruled by the White Rajahs...
, which led to the assassination of his successor, Sir George Duncan Stewart in 1949 by the radical members of the Anti-cession movement.
After Sarawak, he was the last governor of the Gold Coast
Gold Coast (British colony)
The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial...
from August 1949 until 1957 (later Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
). On February 12, 1951, he authorized Kwame Nkrumah's
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana...
release from imprisonment in James Fort. After independence, he was named the first Governor-General of Ghana
Heads of state of Ghana
Prior to independence in 1957, Ghana was known as the British colony of Gold Coast. Before then it had been divided among a number of states, by far the largest of which was the Ashanti Empire, whose rulers were known as the Asantehene....
in 1957. Arden-Clarke's acceptance of the Africans and his attitude towards Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana...
led to the success of Ghana's independence.