TNPSC Thervupettagam

President of Sierra Leone

April 21 , 2018 2282 days 871 0
  • Julius Maada Bio has recently taken oath as the new President of Sierra Leone in the capital Freetown.
  • Mr Bio is a former military junta leader who briefly ruled Sierra Leone in 1996.
  • Representing the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Maada Bio defeated ruling All People’s Congress (APC) party candidate Samura Kamara, an economist by training.
  • President Ernest Bai Koroma has stepped down after serving two five-year terms giving the opposition party its first presidency in 10 years.
  • The election is the fourth since Sierra Leone's brutal civil war ended in 2002,
  • Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean. It’s known for the white-sand beaches lining the Freetown Peninsula.

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