Collins O. Bright | |
|---|---|
| Chargé d'affaires of  Sierra Leone to  Egypt | |
| In office 1969–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Gibril Sesay |
| Succeeded by | Gibril Sesay Kemoh Fadika |
| Sierra Leonean Ambassador to the United States of Sierra Leone to  United States | |
| In office 22 April 1971 –22 July 1971 | |
| Preceded by | John Akar |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Arthur Christian Davies |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1917 [1] |
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