General joseph saidu momoh biography

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    REFLECTION OF A PRESIDENT: Joseph Saidu Momoh, Leadership and Legacies Part 1

    By Marcus Bangura
    May 27,

    BACKGROUND

    Joseph Saidu Momoh () was born in Binkolo, near Makeni, on 26 January to Limba’s parents. He was a devoted Christian who made several pilgrimages to Israel.

    Joseph Saidu Momoh was the Second Executive President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. In , he succeeded President Siaka Stevens by becoming the only candidate in a One-Party referendum flagship of the All-People’s Congress Party (APC). He served as president from November to April , following his overthrow by the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) on 27 April

    Before he assumed the presidency, Joseph Saidu Momoh was a career soldier. He became the First Major General, Force Commander of the Sierra Leone Army and Minister of Defence.

    At independence, very little was known about Joseph Saidu Momoh, even though he was one of the most promising Sierra Leoneans in the army.

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    Joseph Saidu Momoh
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    2nd President of Sierra Leone

    In office
    November 28, &#;– April 29,
    Vice PresidentFrancis Minah ()
    Abu Bakar Kamara ()
    Abdulai Conteh ()
    Preceded bySiaka Stevens
    Succeeded byValentine Strasser
    Personal details
    Born ()January 26,
    Binkolo, Bombali District, Sierra Leone
    Died August 3, () (aged&#;66)
    Conakry, Guinea
    Nationality Sierra Leonean
    Political party All People's Congress (APC)
    Spouse(s) Fatmata Momoh, Hannah Momoh
    Religion Christianity

    Major General (Ret.) Joseph Saidu Momoh, OBE (January 26, – August 3, ) was the President of Sierra Leone from November, to April 29,

    Biography[]

    Joseph Saidu Momoh was born on January 26, in Binkolo, Bombali District in the nordlig Province of Sierra Leone to Limba Parents. He married Fatmata N. Momoh (a Fulani woman from Kono) a number of years after his wife, first lady Hannah Momoh died in Guinea.

    Momoh served as President of Si

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    Joseph Saidu Momoh

    President of Sierra Leone from

    Joseph Saidu Momoh, OOR, OBE

    In office
    November 28, &#;– April 29,
    Vice PresidentFrancis Minah (–87)
    Abu Bakar Kamara (–91)
    Abdulai Conteh (–92)
    Preceded bySiaka Stevens
    Succeeded byValentine Strasser
    Born()January 26,
    Binkolo, Bombali District, British Sierra Leone
    DiedAugust 3, () (aged&#;66)
    Conakry, Guinea
    Political partyAll People's Congress (APC)
    Spouse(s)Fatmata Momoh, Hannah Momoh
    ChildrenJS Momoh jr

    Major General Joseph Saidu Momoh, OOR, OBE (January 26, – August 3, ) was a Sierra Leonean politician and military officer who served as the second President of Sierra Leone from November to 29 April [1]

    Momoh was a member of the Limba ethnic group and briefly began a career in civil service before joining the military in Following the rise to power of Siaka Stevens, Momoh was appointed force commander in , promoted to major-general in , and