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Gibrilla Pato Bangura (born May 10, 1985) is a sprinter from Sierra Leone.
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Gibrilla Pato Bangura (born May 10, 1985) is a sprinter from Sierra Leone.
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Sierra Leone competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in the 1968 Summer Olympics. The Sierra Leone delegation included two track and field athletes; Lamin Tucker and Hawanatu Bangura, both of whom were sprinters that were selected via winning an event in Freetown, as the nation had no athletes that met the "A" or "B" standards in any event. Bangura was selected as flag bearer for the opening ceremony. Neither of the two athletes progressed beyond the heats.
Alimamy Pallo Bangura is a politician in Sierra Leone. Over the past 12 years, Bangura has played a major role in Sierra Leonean politics and was a member of the Revolutionary United Front Party, where he replaced rebel leader Foday Sankoh following Sankoh's May 2000 arrest and 2002 electoral disqualification. His posts have included: Ambassador to the United Nations from Sierra Leone (1994–1996); Foreign Minister (1997–1998); Minister of Energy and Power (1999–2001); and Secretary General of the Revolutionary United Front Party (2002–2007). He also ran for president in 2002 alongside former cabinet minister Peter Vandy, but the pair only received 1.7% of the presidential vote, while the RUF received only 2.2% of the parliamentary vote.
Alhassan "Al" Bangura is a Sierra Leonean former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Hawanatu Bangura is a sprinter from Sierra Leone. She is listed at 4'8 tall and 115 lbs. Bangura represented her country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 100m dash in Athens, Greece. In Athens she finished 7th in her individual heat with a time of 12.11, .97 of a second off heat winner Vida Anim of Ghana.
Brigadier John Amadu Bangura, CBE was a Sierra Leonean who served as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces from 1968 to 1970. Prior to this in 1967, he served as the Sierra Leonean Ambassador of to the United States. He was the acting Governor-General of Sierra Leone from 18 April 1968 until 22 April 1968. He led the Sergeants' Coup in 1968 that successfully re-instated civilian rule in Sierra Leone.
Julius Gibrilla Wobay is a Sierra Leonean international footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
The United Nations Office at Nairobi in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is one of four major United Nations office sites where numerous different UN agencies have a joint presence. Established in 1996, it is the UN's official headquarters in Africa.
Umaru Bangura is a Sierra Leonean former professional footballer who played for the Sierra Leone national team. He played as a central defender or in midfield.
Mustapha Bangura is a Sierra Leonean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for AEZ Zakakiou.
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.
Alpha Mohamed Bangura is a Libyan-Sierra Leonean former professional basketball player who competed as a member of the Libya national basketball team at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009.
Shaka Bangura is a Sierra Leonean footballer.
Mohamed Bangura is a professional footballer from Sierra Leone.
Bangura is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ibrahim "Teteh" Bangura is an unattached Sierra Leonean football striker.
The Dominion of Sierra Leone was a sovereign state with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state between independence on 27 April 1961 and becoming the Republic of Sierra Leone on 19 April 1971.
Abdulrahman Bangura is a Sierra Leonean footballer. He is a central defender who last played for Atlanta Silverbacks.
Sierra Leone competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco.
Alex Bangura is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a winger for Eredivisie club Cambuur and the Sierra Leone national team.
Gbassay Bangura was a Sierra Leonean football defender. He was a squad member for the 1996 African Cup of Nations. Gbassay Bangura died in December 2009 of ALS.
