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Johnny Paul Koroma

1960 - 2003

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Major Johnny Paul Koroma (9 May 1960 – 1 June 2003/11 August 2017) was a Sierra Leonean military officer who was the head of state of Sierra Leone from May 1997 to February 1998. A member of the Limba people, Koroma began his military career in 1985, and quickly rose through the ranks of the Sierra Leonean army. Following the start of the Sierra Leone Civil War in 1991, Koroma commanded government forces against the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group. As the war continued, he was arrested in 1996 after being suspected of plotting a coup against President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Paul Koroma is the 18,031st most popular politician (down from 18,030th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Sierra Leone (up from 11th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Sierra Leonean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Johnny Paul Koroma ranks 18,031 out of 19,576Before him are Bajram Kosumi, Varina Davis, Nyamko Sabuni, Mamady Youla, John Davis Lodge, and Bill Lee. After him are Wally Hickel, Dmytro Razumkov, Jens Seipenbusch, Doina Ignat, Frank Carlson, and Tom Tugendhat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Johnny Paul Koroma ranks 652Before him are Peter Heather, Petar Lesov, Bajram Kosumi, Hiromi Taniguchi, Silk Smitha, and Svetlana Kitova. After him are John Elway, Megan Gallagher, Road Warrior Animal, Martina Jäschke, Daniar Usenov, and Gary Trousdale. Among people deceased in 2003, Johnny Paul Koroma ranks 366Before him are Road Warrior Hawk, Hank Ballard, Ellen Drew, Lynne Thigpen, David Kelly, and Malcolm Williamson. After him are Noor Alam, Babatunde Olatunji, Sita Ram Goel, Philip Slone, Adam Faith, and José María Jiménez.

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In Sierra Leone

Among people born in Sierra Leone, Johnny Paul Koroma ranks 10 out of 22Before him are Siaka Stevens (1905), Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), Milton Margai (1895), Trevoh Chalobah (1999), and Mohamed Kallon (1979). After him are Fatima Massaquoi (1912), Valentine Strasser (1967), FannyAnn Eddy (1974), Zainab Bangura (1959), Nathaniel Chalobah (1994), and Roda Antar (1980).

Among POLITICIANS In Sierra Leone

Among politicians born in Sierra Leone, Johnny Paul Koroma ranks 8Before him are Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932), Foday Sankoh (1937), Siaka Stevens (1905), Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), and Milton Margai (1895). After him are Valentine Strasser (1967), and Zainab Bangura (1959).