General joseph saidu momoh bio
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Sunday August 3, 2003
Ex-President Joseph Saidu Momoh, who died in Conakry, Guinea today of complications from hypertension, was one of the most promising Sierra Leoneans at Independence in 1961.
Though little was known about him then, he was a brilliant and loyal officer , a member of the old brigade of thoroughbred military men whose professionalism was redolent of the chivalries of the archetypal disciplined soldier .
By Independence, the young officer had already served his country in the West African Frontier Force, the colonial-era army and he saw action in the then turbulent Congo Kinshasa , along with the late Brigadier John Bangura , who was then a Lt. Colonel. Momoh, the typical Limba boy who became a soldier , attended the St.Edwards Secondary School in Freetown and played for both Old Edwardians and Blackpool .
Momoh distinguished himself in the military and quickly rose through the ranks.He will be remembered for his loyalty to the state.
When one looks back
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Happy birthday to the late President General JS Momoh ( SL 27), the Force Commander of the Republic of Sierra Leone Military Forces ( RSLMF) from 1971 to 1985, who made a unique history on the continent by becoming an elected President of Sierra Leone whilst still serving as Force Commander of RSLMF.
He was nominated by the then First Vice President, Hon SI Koroma, at the August 1985 Bintumani APC National Delegates Conference held in Aberdeen Freetown to become the Leader and the Secretary General of the All Peoples Congress ( APC) Party, and the nomination was seconded by the Second Vice President, Hon FM Minah.
Late President Siaka Probyn Stevens was in absolute control of the convention, which was successfully conducted notwithstanding some empty threats from some members of parliament and government ministers – the likes of Dr Abdulai Osman Conteh, Dr Abass Chenor Bundu, late Dr Sheka Kanu, among others .. Dr Conteh remarks, “ it is inimical to civil liberties” in t
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Joseph Saidu Momoh
President of Sierra Leone from 1985-92
Joseph Saidu Momoh, OOR, OBE | |
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| In office November 28, 1985 – April 29, 1992 | |
| Vice President | Francis Minah (1985–87) Abu Bakar Kamara (1987–91) Abdulai Conteh (1991–92) |
| Preceded by | Siaka Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Valentine Strasser |
| Born | (1937-01-26)January 26, 1937 Binkolo, Bombali District, British Sierra Leone |
| Died | August 3, 2003(2003-08-03) (aged 66) Conakry, Guinea |
| Political party | All People's Congress (APC) |
| Spouse(s) | Fatmata Momoh, Hannah Momoh |
| Children | JS Momoh jr |
Major General Joseph Saidu Momoh, OOR, OBE (January 26, 1937 – August 3, 2003) was a Sierra Leonean politician and military officer who served as the second President of Sierra Leone from November 1985 to 29 April 1992.[1]
Momoh was a member of the Limba ethnic group and briefly began a career in civil service before joining the military in 1956. Following the rise to power of Siak