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This is a list of the heads of state of Sierra Leone, from the independence of the Sierra Leone in 1961 to the present day.

From 1961 to 1971 the head of state under the Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961 was the Queen of Sierra Leone Elizabeth II, who was also the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in Sierra Leone by a Governor-General. Sierra Leone became a republic under the Constitution of 1971 and the Monarch and Governor-General were replaced by an ceremonial President, a year later it became an executive Presidency.

List of heads of state of Sierra Leone

The succession to the throne was the same as the succession to the British throne.

№	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign			Royal House	Prime Minister
			Reign start	Reign end	Time in office
1	Queen Elizabeth II		27 April 1961	19 April 1971	9 years, 357 days	Windsor	M. Margai A. Margai Stevens

Governor-General

The Governor-General was the representative of the monarch in Sierra Leone and exercised most of the powers of the Monarch. The Governor-General was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the Monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Sierra Leone without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.

Status

№	Governor-General (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Monarch	Prime Minister
			Took office	Left office
1	Sir Maurice Henry Dorman (1912–1993)		27 April 1961	5 May 1962	Elizabeth II	M. Margai
2	Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston (1898–1969)		5 May 1962	11 July 1962	Elizabeth II	M. Margai Margai Stevens
			11 July 1962	23 March 1967 (deposed)
3	Leslie William Leigh (acting) (b. 1921 - d. 1980)		23 Mar 1967	28 Mar 1967	Elizabeth II	Stevens
4	Andrew Terence Juxon-Smith (acting)(b. 1933 - d. 1970)		28 Mar 1967	18 Apr 1968	Elizabeth II	Stevens
5	Patrick Saidu Conteh		18 Apr 1968	19 Apr 1968	Elizabeth II	Stevens
6	John Amadu Bangura (b. 1930 - d. 1970)		19 Apr 1968	22 Apr 1968	Elizabeth II	Stevens
7	Banja Tejan-Sie (b. 1917 - d. 2000)		22 Apr 1968	22 March 1968	Elizabeth II	Stevens
8	Sir Banja Tejan-Sie (1917–2000)		22 March 1968	29 September 1970	Elizabeth II	Stevens
			29 September 1970	31 March 1971
9	Christopher Okoro Cole (1921–1990)		31 March 1971	19 April 1971	Elizabeth II	Stevens

List of heads of state of Sierra Leone

Presidents			Term of Office		Elected	Political Party
№	Name (Born–Died)	Portrait	Took Office	Left Office
Sierra Leone (1961–1971)
1	Sir Milton Margai (1895–1964)		27 April 1961	28 April 1964 (Died in Office)		Sierra Leone People's Party
2	Maurice Henry Dorman (1912–1993)		28 April 1964	28 April 1964		Independent
3	Sir Albert Margai (1910–1980)		28 April 1964	21 March 1967		Sierra Leone People's Party
4	Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston (1898–1969)		21 March 1967	21 March 1967		Independent
5	Banja Tejan-Sie (1917–2000)		21 March 1967	21 March 1967		Independent
6	Siaka Stevens (1905–1988)		21 March 1967 (minutes) (Deposed)			All People's Congress
Military rule (1967–1968
7	Brigadier David Lansana (1922–1975)		21 March 1967	25 March 1967		Military
8	Ambrose Patrick Genda (1927–2001)		25 March 1967	25 March 1967		National Reformation Council
9	Commissioner Leslie William Leigh (1921–1980)		25 March 1967	28 March 1968		National Reformation Council
10	Brigadier Andrew Juxon-Smith (1931–1996)		28 March 1968	18 April 1968		National Reformation Council
11	Warrant Officer 1st Class Patrick Conteh (19?–?)		18 April 1968	18 April 1968		National Reformation Council
12	Brigadier John Amadu Bangura (1930–1970)		18 April 1968	22 April 1968		National Reformation Council
Sierra Leone (1968–1971)
13	Siaka Stevens (1905–1988)		22 April 1968	17 April 1971		All People's Congress
14	Sorie Ibrahim Koroma (1930–1994)		17 April 1971	17 April 1971		All People's Congress
15	Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor (1917–1985)		17 April 1971	19 April 1971		All People's Congress
First Republic (1971–1992)
16	Christopher Okoro Cole (1921–1990)		19 April 1971	21 April 1971		Independent
17	Siaka Stevens (1905–1988)		21 April 1971	28 November 1985	1985	All People's Congress
18	Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937–2003)		28 November 1985	29 April 1992 (deposed)	1985	All People's Congress
Chairmen of the National Provisional Defense Council
19	John Benjamini ( 1952 —)		29 April 1992	29 April 1992
20	Captain Yahya Kanu (d. 1992)		29 April 1992	1 May 1992		Military
21	Akim A. Gibril (b. 1946)		1 May 1992	1 May 1992		Military
Chairmen of the Supreme Council of State
22	Captain Valentine Strasser (b. 1967)		1 May 1992	17 January 1996		Military
23	Brigadier Julius Maada Bio (b. 1964)		17 January 1996	29 March 1996		Military
Second Republic (1996–1997)
24	Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932–2014)		29 March 1996	25 May 1997	1996	Sierra Leone People's Party
Chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
25	Major Johnny Paul Koroma (1960–2003?)		25 May 1997	12 February 1998		Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
Second Republic (1998–present)
26	Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932–2014)		12 February 1998	17 September 2007	2002	Sierra Leone People's Party
27	Ernest Bai Koroma (1953–)		17 September 2007	4 April 2018	2007 2012	All People's Congress
28	Julius Maada Bio (1964–)		4 April 2018	8 May 2018	2018	Sierra Leone People's Party
Presidents Chief Minister of Sierra Leone
29	David J. Francis (1965–)		8 May 2018	23 May 2018		Independent
President of Sierra Leone
30	Julius Maada Bio (1964–)		23 May 2018	Incumbent	2018	Sierra Leone People's Party

Standards

• 
  Royal Standard
• 
  Governor-General's Standard
• 
  Presidential Standard

Living former heads of state

There are three living former Sierra Leonean Heads of State:

Image	Name	Term/Reign	Office	Date of birth
	Elizabeth II	1961–1971	Queen	(1926-04-21) 21 April 1926
	Valentine Strasser	1992–1996	Military ruler	(1967-04-26) 26 April 1967
	Ernest Bai Koroma	2007–2018	President	(1953-10-02) 2 October 1953

External Links

Fellowship of the Institution of Civil Engineers (FICE)

Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers

Sierra Leone Women Engineers