Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was a Sierra Leonean politician who served twice as the 3rd President of Sierra Leone,from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007. An economist and attorney by profession,Kabbah spent many years working for the United Nations Development Programme. He retired from the United Nations and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992.
The Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone,along with its main political rival the All People's Congress (APC). It has been the ruling party in Sierra Leone since 4 April 2018. The SLPP dominated Sierra Leone's politics from its foundation in 1951 to 1967,when it lost the 1967 parliamentary election to the APC,led by Siaka Stevens. Originally a centre-right,conservative party,it identifies since 2012 as a centre-left social democratic party,with a centrist tendency.
The All People's Congress (APC) is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone,the other being its main political rival the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). The APC has been the main opposition party in Sierra Leone since 4 April 2018 when Julius Maada Bio of the SLPP won the 2018 presidential elections,though it maintains a majority in parliament.
Julius Maada Wonie Bio is a Sierra Leonean politician,and the current 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).
Bo District is a district in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone. It is one of the sixteen Districts of Sierra Leone. Bo District is the second most populous District in Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is the city of Bo,which is also the second most populous city in Sierra Leone. other major towns in the district include Baoma,Bumpeh,Serabu,Sumbuya,Baiima and Yele.
Bombali is a district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Makeni,which is also the largest city in the north. The Bombali district is one of the sixteen districts of Sierra Leone. Bombali is one of the largest districts in Sierra Leone by geographical area,after Koinadugu District,and is the second most populous district in the Northern part of Sierra Leone,after Port Loko district. In the 2015 Sierra Leone national census,the population of Bombali District was 606,183. Other major towns in Bombali District include Kamabai,Karina and Binkolo.
Ernest Bai Koroma is a Sierra Leonean politician who served as the fourth President of Sierra Leone from 17 September 2007 to 4 April 2018.
Kono District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Koidu Town. Motema is the second most populous city in the district. The other major towns in the district include Yengema,Tombodu,Jaiama Nimikor and Sewafe. The district is the largest diamond producer in Sierra Leone. The population of Kono District is 505,767. Kono District borders Kenema District to the southwest,The Republic of Guinea to the east,Koinadugu District to the northeast and Kailahun District to the southeast. Kono District is divided into fourteen chiefdoms.
Kenema District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Kenema,which is the third most populous city in Sierra Leone,after Freetown and Bo. Tongo is the second most populous city in the district. Other major towns in Kenema District include Blama and Yomboma. The district is the most populous district in the Eastern province with a population 609,873. Kenema District has an area of 6,053 km2 (2,337 sq mi) and comprises sixteen chiefdoms.
General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 11 August 2007. Seven candidates competed in the first round of the presidential election;no candidate received the necessary 55% of the vote to win in the first round,and a second round was held between the top two candidates,Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC) and Solomon Berewa of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP),on 8 September. According to official results,Koroma won the election with 54.6% of the vote.
Sorie Ibrahim Koroma commonly known as S.I. Koroma was a Sierra Leonean politician,labor activist,and one of the founding members of the All People's Congress political party. He served as first Vice President of Sierra Leone from April 19,1971,to retirement on November 28,1985,under president Siaka Stevens.
Alhaji Samuel Sidique Sam-Sumana is a Sierra Leonean politician who was the Vice President of Sierra Leone from September 17,2007,to March 17,2015. Sam-Sumana stood as the vice-presidential candidate of the All People's Congress (APC) in the 2007 presidential election,alongside presidential candidate Ernest Bai Koroma. The APC ticket defeated the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) presidential candidate Solomon Berewa and vice presidential candidate Momodou Koroma. Sam-Sumana took office as vice president on September 17,2007.
The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone is the highest court in Sierra Leone. It has final jurisdiction in all civil,criminal,and constitutional cases within Sierra Leone,and its decisions cannot be appealed. The Supreme Court has the exclusive constitutional power to overturn ruling of lower courts within the jurisdiction of Sierra Leone. The Supreme Court,along with the Court of Appeals,High Court of Justice,and magistrate courts form the Judicial branch of the Government of Sierra Leone.
Bockarie Kortu Stevens is a Sierra Leonean diplomat and the current Sierra Leonean Ambassador to the United States;and also Sierra Leone's permanent representative to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He is the son of Sierra Leone's first president Siaka Stevens.
Kaifala Marah is a Sierra Leonean politician,accountant,Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone (2016-2017),and Minister of Finance (2013-2016). On March 7,2017,Dr. Marah resigned as governor in order to seek the nomination of the All People's Congress (APC) for the Presidential election of 2018.
Sierra Leone is home to about sixteen ethnic groups,each with its own language. In Sierra Leone,membership of an ethnic group often overlaps with a shared religious identity.
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Sierra Leone.
T.I Ahmadiyya Secondary School is a secondary school in Freetown,Sierra Leone. In the country,the school is known for its academic output and for its production of sportsmen and women. It is one of the 55 Ahmadiyya secondary schools in the country.
The Order of the Republic is the premier order of the state of Sierra Leone. It was established by President Siaka Stevens in 1972,to honour Sierra Leoneans and foreign nationals for distinguished and dedicated service to Sierra Leone.
Nanette Beatrice Effulabi Thomas is a politician in Sierra Leone. She served as minister of political and public affairs from 2016 to 2018.
