General joseph saidu momoh biography
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Culled from C4D Newspaper
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 President | Francis Minah () Abu Bakar Kamara () Abdulai Conteh () |
| Preceded by | Siaka Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Valentine Strasser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ()January 26, Binkolo, Bombali District, Sierra Leone |
| Died | August 3, () (aged66) 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 | |
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| In office November 28, – April 29, | |
| Vice President | Francis Minah (–87) Abu Bakar Kamara (–91) Abdulai Conteh (–92) |
| Preceded by | Siaka Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Valentine Strasser |
| Born | ()January 26, Binkolo, Bombali District, British Sierra Leone |
| Died | August 3, () (aged66) Conakry, Guinea |
| Political party | All People's Congress (APC) |
| Spouse(s) | Fatmata Momoh, Hannah Momoh |
| Children | JS 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