Richard Sharples
Politician
1916 – 1973
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Who was Richard Sharples?
Sir Richard Christopher Sharples KCMG OBE MC was a British politician and Governor of Bermuda who was shot dead by assassins linked to a small militant Bermudian Black Power group called the Black Beret Cadre. The former army major, who had been a Cabinet Minister, resigned his seat to take up the position of Governor of Bermuda in late 1972. His murder would result in the last executions to be conducted under British rule anywhere in the world.
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- Born
- Aug 6, 1916
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Died
- Mar 10, 1973
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on July 23, 2013
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