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Joseph Saidu Momoh

1937 - 2003

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Joseph Saidu Momoh (January 26, 1937 – August 3, 2003) was a Sierra Leonean politician and military officer who served as the second President of Sierra Leone from November 1985 to 29 April 1992. Momoh was a member of the Limba ethnic group and briefly began a career in civil service before joining the military in 1958. Following the rise to power of Siaka Stevens, Momoh was appointed force commander in 1971, promoted to major-general in 1983, and became the secretary general of the country's sole legal party, the All People's Congress in 1985. Stevens' retired later that year, and was succeeded by Momoh after a presidential election with himself as the only candidate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Saidu Momoh is the 15,791st most popular politician (down from 15,216th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Sierra Leone and the 6th most popular Sierra Leonean Politician.

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Among politicians, Joseph Saidu Momoh ranks 15,791 out of 19,576. Before him are Niels Helveg Petersen, Eligio Ayala, Indulis Emsis, Alfredo Baquerizo, Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, and V. K. Sasikala. After him are Antonio Cubillo, Georges Spénale, Frank Schwalba-Hoth, Nagamichi Kuroda, David Dinkins, and William Colby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Joseph Saidu Momoh ranks 438. Before him are Alfredo Rojas, Carlos Campos, Yuri Maslyukov, Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő, Pentti Saarikoski, and Duane Jones. After him are Jan Kaplický, John Ogdon, Anna Massey, Raj Reddy, Barbara Windsor, and Claes Andersson. Among people deceased in 2003, Joseph Saidu Momoh ranks 285. Before him are Walter J. Ong, Vera Ralston, Jaime Ramírez, Jonathan Brandis, Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur, and Ottorino Volonterio. After him are Rand Brooks, Donald Regan, Franklin Farrell, Yuri Shchekochikhin, Valentin Gavrilov, and Elliott Smith.

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In Sierra Leone

Among people born in Sierra Leone, Joseph Saidu Momoh ranks 6 out of 22. Before him are Nabih Berri (1938), Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932), Foday Sankoh (1937), Siaka Stevens (1905), and Ernest Bai Koroma (1953). After him are Milton Margai (1895), Trevoh Chalobah (1999), Mohamed Kallon (1979), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), Fatima Massaquoi (1912), and Valentine Strasser (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sierra Leone

Among politicians born in Sierra Leone, Joseph Saidu Momoh ranks 6. Before him are Nabih Berri (1938), Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932), Foday Sankoh (1937), Siaka Stevens (1905), and Ernest Bai Koroma (1953). After him are Milton Margai (1895), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), Valentine Strasser (1967), and Zainab Bangura (1959).

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