Sir Robert Armitage | |
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![]() Sir Robert Armitage KCMG | |
Governor of Cyprus | |
In office February 1954 – 25 September 1955 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Andrew Barkworth Wright |
Succeeded by | John Alan Francis Harding |
Governor of Nyasaland | |
In office 10 April 1956 – 10 April 1961 | |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Francis Taylor Colby |
Succeeded by | Glyn Smallwood Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 December 1906 |
Died | 7 June 1990 | (aged 83)
Nationality | British |
Sir Robert Perceval Armitage KCMG (21 December 1906 – 7 June 1990)[1] was a British colonial administrator who held senior positions in Kenya and the Gold Coast, and was Governor of Cyprus and then of Nyasaland during the period of decolonisation.