John Amadu Bangura

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John Amadu Bangura (born March 8, 1930 in Kalangba , † March 29, 1970 in Freetown ) was a high-ranking military man between 1968 and 1970 and for four days in 1968, together with Patrick Conteh , head of state of Sierra Leone .

Bangura took power with Conteh and their Anti-corruption Revolutionary Movement (ACRM) on April 18, 1968 and ended a long period of coups . He held the office of Governor General before handing power on April 22, 1968 to a civilian government under Banja Tejan-Sie as Governor General and Siaka Probyn Stevens as Prime Minister.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Harris M. Lentz: Heads of States and Governments Since 1945 , Routledge, New York 2013, p. 685, ISBN 1-884964-44-3 .
  2. ^ The Military In Sierra Leone Politics. Sierra Express Media, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Bangura, John Amadu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION sierra-leonian head of state
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Kalangba
DATE OF DEATH March 29, 1970
Place of death Freetown