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Siaka Stevens Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Siaka Stevens, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Sierra Leone.

8 records1967–19788 events1 places

Chronological biography

1967

Brief Premiership21 March 1967
Government / Government of Sierra Leone · Prime Minister of Sierra Leone · Freetown

Takes office briefly before military intervention removes him

Prime Minister Appointed21 March 1967
Government / Government of Sierra Leone · Prime Minister of Sierra Leone · Freetown

Appointed Prime Minister after the APC election victory

1968

Prime Minister Restored26 April 1968
Government / Government of Sierra Leone · Prime Minister of Sierra Leone · Freetown

Restored as Prime Minister after the military regime collapses

Restored Cabinet Formed26 April 1968
Government / Government of Sierra Leone · Prime Minister of Sierra Leone · Freetown

Forms a restored APC government after returning to office

1971

Executive Presidency Begins21 April 1971
Government / Republic of Sierra Leone · President of Sierra Leone · Freetown

Transfers from Prime Minister to President under the republican constitution

President Appointed21 April 1971
Government / Republic of Sierra Leone · President of Sierra Leone · Freetown

Becomes first executive President of the Republic of Sierra Leone

1978

One-Party President14 June 1978
Government / One-Party Republic · President of Sierra Leone · Freetown

Continues as President after the one-party constitution takes effect

Prime Minister Office Abolished15 June 1978
Government / One-Party Republic · President of Sierra Leone · Freetown

Assumes consolidated executive authority after the prime ministership is abolished

Titles and roles

President of Sierra Leone · Prime Minister of Sierra Leone

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.