Sierra Leone,officially the Republic of Sierra Leone,is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It shares its southeastern border with Liberia and is bordered by Guinea to the north. With a land area of 71,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi),Sierra Leone has a tropical climate and with a variety of environments ranging from savannas to rainforests. According to the 2015 census,Sierra Leone has a population of 7,092,113,with Freetown serving as both the capital and largest city. The country is divided into five administrative regions,which are further subdivided into 16 districts.
Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai was a Sierra Leonean physician and politician who served as the country's head of government from 1954 until his death in 1964. He was titled chief minister from 1954 to 1960,and then prime minister from 1961 onwards. Margai studied medicine in England,and upon returning to his homeland became a prominent public health campaigner. He entered politics as the founder and inaugural leader of the Sierra Leone People's Party. Margai oversaw Sierra Leone's transition to independence,which occurred in 1961. He died in office aged 68,and was succeeded as prime minister by his brother Albert. Margai enjoyed the support of Sierra Leoneans across classes,who respected his moderate style,friendly demeanor,and political savvy.
Julius Maada Wonie Bio is a Sierra Leonean politician who has served as president of Sierra Leone since 4 April 2018. He is a retired brigadier in the Sierra Leone Army and was the military head of state of Sierra Leone from 16 January 1996 to 29 March 1996,in a military junta government known as the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC).
Fourah Bay College is a public university in the neighbourhood of Mount Aureol in Freetown,Sierra Leone. Founded on 18 February 1827,it is the first western-style university built in Sub-Saharan Africa and,furthermore,the first university-level institution in Africa. It is a constituent college of the University of Sierra Leone (USL) and was formerly affiliated with Durham University (1876–1967).
Haja Zainab Hawa Bangura is a Sierra Leonean politician and social activist who has been serving as the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) since 2018,appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. She served as the second United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict with the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2012 to 2017,in succession to the first holder of the post,Margot Wallström. In 2017 she was succeeded by Pramila Patten.
Clifford Nelson Fyle was a Sierra Leonean academic and author,known for writing the lyrics to the Sierra Leone National Anthem.
Paramount Chief Ella Koblo Gulama OBE,GCOR was a Sierra Leonean paramount chief and politician. In 1957,she became the first elected female Member of Parliament in Sierra Leone. She was re-elected in 1962. During the government of Milton Margai,Gulama became Sierra Leone and sub-Saharan Africa's first female Cabinet Minister.
Sierra Leone –United States relations are bilateral relations between Sierra Leone and the United States.
Professor Eldred Durosimi Jones was a Sierra Leonean academic and literary critic,known for his book Othello's Countrymen:A Study of Africa in the Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama. He was a principal of Fourah Bay College. Jones died in Freetown,Sierra Leone,on Saturday,21 March 2020.
Edward Wilmot Blyden III was a diplomat,political scientist and educator born in Freetown Sierra Leone Protectorate. He distinguished himself as an educator and contributor to post-colonial discourse on African self-government,and Third World non-alignment. He was the grandson of Edward Wilmot Blyden.
Sierra Leone,officially the Republic of Sierra Leone,is a Constitutional Republic in West Africa. Since it was founded in 1792,the women in Sierra Leone have been a major influence in the political and economic development of the nation.
Kaifala Marah is a Sierra Leonean politician,accountant,Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone (2016–2017),and Minister of Finance (2013–2016). On 7 March 2017,Dr. Marah resigned as governor to seek the nomination of the All People's Congress (APC) for the presidential election of 2018.
Literature of Sierra Leone is the collection of written and spoken work,mostly fictional,from Sierra Leone. The coastal west-African country suffered a civil war from 1991 until 2002. Before the civil war,Sierra Leone had many writers contributing to its literature and since the end of the war the country has been in the process of rebuilding this literature. This is an overview of some important aspects of the literature of Sierra Leone before,during,and after the war.
Arthur Thomas Daniel Porter III was a Creole professor,historian,and author. His book on the Sierra Leone Creole people,Creoledom:A study of the development of Freetown society,examines their society in a way in which few books of their time period had,and it is one of the most quoted books on the Creoles. He was published in East Africa and the UK.
David Moinina Sengeh is a Sierra Leonean politician who has served as the chief minister of Sierra Leone after being appointed by President Julius Maada Bio in 2023. He previously served as the minister of basic and senior secondary education and chief innovation officer for the Directorate of Science,Technology and Innovation. He is a TED Senior Fellow.
Dr. Aisha Fofana Ibrahim is a Sierra Leonean activist,feminist scholar,researcher and practitioner in Gender and Development.
Eustace Palmer is a Sierra Leonean professor,literary critic,and author.
Jacob Jusu Saffa is a Sierra Leonean politician who served as Chief Minister of Sierra Leone from 30 April 2021 to 10 July 2023.
Chernor Bah is a Sierra Leonean politician,currently the Minister Of Information and Civic Education for the Republic of Sierra Leone.
