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Valentine Strasser

1967 - Today

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Valentine Esegragbo Melvine Strasser (born 26 April 1967) is a Sierra Leonean former military officer who served as the head of state of Sierra Leone from 1992 to 1996. He became the world's youngest head of state in 1992, seizing power three days after his 25th birthday. Strasser was born and raised in the neighbourhood of Allen Town in the east end of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown to Creole parents. He enlisted in the Republic of Sierra Leone Military Forces (RSLMF) at age eighteen, immediately after graduating from secondary school. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Valentine Strasser is the 18,565th most popular politician (down from 17,549th in 2024), the 12th most popular biography from Sierra Leone (down from 10th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Sierra Leonean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Valentine Strasser ranks 18,565 out of 19,576. Before him are Andrea Leadsom, Fleur Pellerin, Dave Freudenthal, Ahmed Afif, Jim Wright, and Rohullah Nikpai. After him are Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Olga Lyubimova, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Tibor Benedek, José Antonio Alonso, and László Toroczkai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Valentine Strasser ranks 715. Before him are Franck Silvestre, Alf Poier, Arnaldo Mesa, Sergei Tchepikov, Ahmed Afif, and Yutaka Azuma. After him are Niels van der Zwan, Mnatsakan Iskandaryan, Takafumi Hori, Luck Mervil, Reed Diamond, and Géza Röhrig.

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In Sierra Leone

Among people born in Sierra Leone, Valentine Strasser ranks 12 out of 22. Before him are Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), Milton Margai (1895), Trevoh Chalobah (1999), Mohamed Kallon (1979), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), and Fatima Massaquoi (1912). After him are Patricia Piccinini (1965), FannyAnn Eddy (1974), Zainab Bangura (1959), Nathaniel Chalobah (1994), Roda Antar (1980), and Eunice Barber (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sierra Leone

Among politicians born in Sierra Leone, Valentine Strasser ranks 9. Before him are Foday Sankoh (1937), Siaka Stevens (1905), Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), Milton Margai (1895), and Johnny Paul Koroma (1960). After him are Zainab Bangura (1959).

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