Julius Maada Bio

Maada Bio (2020)

Julius Maada Wonie Bio (born May 12, 1964 in Tihun ) has been President of Sierra Leone since April 4, 2018 . The former brigadier of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces was briefly head of state in 1996.

head of state

General Bio led the coup on January 16, 1996 against the military ruler Valentine Strasser , whose deputy he was until now. The new government initially suspended the elections planned for February 26, 1996 , through which Sierra Leone was to regain a civilian government. His takeover was viewed with skepticism at first, as Bio’s sister allegedly held an important position in the rebel organization Revolutionary United Front and he was said to have a close relationship with Nigeria's dictator Sani Abacha .

The first free elections in decades took place at the end of February, and Bio handed over power to the elected President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah on March 29, 1996 . The civil war , which had been going on since 1991, continued during Bio's short term in office, trying in vain to come to an understanding with the rebels.

Presidency

candidacy

Bio was considered a possible candidate for the office of vice president in the presidential election in 2007. In the presidential election in 2012, he was the candidate of the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party and stood against incumbent Ernest Koroma ( APC ). Bio lost the election on November 17, 2012 with 37.4 to 58.7 percent against Koroma. Although observers spoke of free and fair elections, Bio called on citizens to appeal the result to the Supreme Court and upheld allegations of manipulation.

In 2018 he ran again. This time he was able to prevail in the runoff election on March 31, 2018 against Samura Kamara , who was supported by the ruling party .

Term of office

The first year in office has been described as very successful by independent press. The successes include the repayment of large sums of national debt, the massive expansion of the health infrastructure and free basic education. Bio is the first president in the history of the country to have been without international financial aid for nine months.

Private

Bio comes from the Sherbro people . He was one of 35 children of Paramount Chief Charlie Vonie Bio II.

Bio is a Catholic Christian , his wife, Fatima Maada Bio , a Muslim with Gambian citizenship who grew up in Kono . They married in London in 2013, both churchly and in accordance with Muslim custom in a mosque. Bio has one child with her, plus three other children from a previous marriage.

Awards

2019: South-South Cooperation Trophy for outstanding leadership skills, 6th International Africa Development Forum
2019: Leadership Award , The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2018: Honorary Degree from the West African College of Physicians
2017: African Leadership Award

Web links

Official Biography (English)

Individual evidence

↑ His Excellency President Rtd. Julius Maada Bio takes oath of Office. State House, April 4, 2018. ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2
^ Sierra Leone: President Koroma re-elected at faz.net, November 24, 2012 (accessed November 24, 2012).
^ Sierra Leone: Election victory for opposition members. ORF, April 5, 2018, accessed on the same day.
^ Bio government achievements in one year. The Patriotic Vanguard, April 9, 2019.
↑ Biography of Brig. Rtd. Julius Maada Wonie Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Supreme Head of State and Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Fountain Head of Unity, Honor, Freedom, and Justice. Statehouse. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
↑ Fatima Maada Bio - Biography. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
↑ Morocco Summit Awards President Julius Maada Bio for Outstanding Leadership in Africa. State House, March 15, 2019.
^ President Julius Maada Bio receives leadership award in Massachusetts, United States of America. State House, March 6, 2019.
^ West African College of Physicians Confers Honorary Degree on President Julius Maada Bio in Freetown. State House, November 8, 2018.
↑ Bio gets international Leadership Award. Ayv Media Empire, November 8, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Bio, Julius Maada
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bio, Julius Maada Wonie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	sierra-leonian head of state
DATE OF BIRTH	May 12, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tihun

[1] His Excellency President Rtd. Julius Maada Bio takes oath of Office. State House, April 4, 2018. ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[2] Sierra Leone: President Koroma re-elected at faz.net, November 24, 2012 (accessed November 24, 2012).

[3] Sierra Leone: Election victory for opposition members. ORF, April 5, 2018, accessed on the same day.

[4] Bio government achievements in one year. The Patriotic Vanguard, April 9, 2019.

[5] Biography of Brig. Rtd. Julius Maada Wonie Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Supreme Head of State and Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Fountain Head of Unity, Honor, Freedom, and Justice. Statehouse. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[6] Fatima Maada Bio - Biography. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

[7] Morocco Summit Awards President Julius Maada Bio for Outstanding Leadership in Africa. State House, March 15, 2019.

[8] President Julius Maada Bio receives leadership award in Massachusetts, United States of America. State House, March 6, 2019.

[9] West African College of Physicians Confers Honorary Degree on President Julius Maada Bio in Freetown. State House, November 8, 2018.

[10] Bio gets international Leadership Award. Ayv Media Empire, November 8, 2017.