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He returned a year later, started a ranch and emigrated full-time during the early 1950s, by which time the country had become a territory of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 December 1905","date":"1905-12-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"London","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q84"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"28 June 1978","date":"1978-06-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Harare","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3921"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"United Kingdom","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q145"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Rhodesian Front","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1185174"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Bishop's Stortford College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4917440"},{"text":"Clare College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q760967"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Rhodesia (2 March 1970 – 31 December 1975)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q584901","start":"1970-03-02","end":"1975-12-31"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Dupont","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Clifford Dupont born?","a":"Clifford Dupont was born on 6 December 1905 in London."},{"q":"What positions has Clifford Dupont held?","a":"Positions held by Clifford Dupont include: President of Rhodesia (1970–1975)."},{"q":"Where did Clifford Dupont study?","a":"Clifford Dupont was educated at Bishop's Stortford College, Clare College."}],"related":[{"name":"John Wrathall","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-wrathall"},{"name":"Jack Pithey","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/jack-pithey"},{"name":"Henry Everard","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/henry-everard"},{"name":"Alan Sugar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alan-sugar"},{"name":"Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/gerald-grosvenor-6th-duke-of-westminster"},{"name":"Swraj Paul, Baron Paul","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/swraj-paul-baron-paul"},{"name":"David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-somerset-11th-duke-of-beaufort"},{"name":"Alec Todd","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/alec-todd"},{"name":"Archibald Hill","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/archibald-hill"},{"name":"Edgar Adrian","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/edgar-adrian"},{"name":"George Porter","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-porter"},{"name":"Patrick Blackett","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/patrick-blackett"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/clifford-dupont-4f62e1c04c.jpg","width":231,"height":308,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Associated Press","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhodesian_president_Clifford_Dupont_at_swearing_in_ceremony_1970_(cropped).jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Clifford Dupont","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Dupont","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q3501445","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3501445","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Rhodesian president Clifford Dupont at swearing in ceremony 1970 (cropped).jpg by Associated Press (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhodesian_president_Clifford_Dupont_at_swearing_in_ceremony_1970_(cropped).jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Clifford Dupont, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Rhodesian president Clifford Dupont at swearing in ceremony 1970 (cropped).jpg — Associated Press, Public domain.","cite":"\"Clifford Dupont\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/clifford-dupont. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T06:51:08Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/clifford-dupont","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/clifford-dupont","ne":null}}