Clifford Walter Dupont (1905 - 1978) was a British-Rhodesian political figure. Originally an accountant from London, Dupont emigrated to the then Southern Rhodesia in the 1950s. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1965, before being appointed Officer Administering the Government (effectively replacing the Governor, Sir Humphrey Gibbs) following the Unilateral Declaration of Independence on 11 November 1965. When Rhodesia was declared a republic, Dupont served President of Rhodesia between 1970 and 1976. 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This article is about the break-away colony of (Southern) Rhodesia , today Zimbabwe. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics, sometimes this may include political scientists. ... Accountancy (British English) or accounting (American English) is the process by which financial information about a business is recorded, classified, summarized, interpreted, and communicated. ... St. ... Southern Rhodesia was the name of the African country of Zimbabwe when still a colony of the United Kingdom. ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... In the Commonwealth Realms, the Administrator of the Government (often shortened to Administrator) is the person who, though acting in a gubernatorial capacity, is not given the title of Governor (or Governor-General or Lieutenant-Governor). ... Sir Humphrey Gibbs (1902-1990) was the last British Governor of the colony of Southern Rhodesia (1959-1970), notable for his defiant stance against the Rhodesian Fronts Unilateral Declaration of Independence. ... The Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) was declared on November 11, 1965 by the white minority regime of Ian Smith, whose Rhodesian Front party opposed moves by the United Kingdom towards black majority rule in the then British colony. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people who do not base their political power on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ... Until 1970, the head of state of Rhodesia was the British Monarch, represented by the Governor, Sir Humphrey Gibbs. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...