Vice President of Sierra Leone

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The Vice President of Sierra Leone is a position in the executive branch of the Republic of Sierra Leone.

The chief duties of the Vice President are:

Principal assistant to the President of Sierra Leone,
To act in the President's stead when he is out of Sierra Leone or incapacitated,
Control the movements of the people in the Diamond-protected areas,
Permit Boards,
Various involvements with non-citizens of the Republic,
Monitor the Cabinet,
Any other duty that the President desires.

[edit] History

When Sierra Leone was declared a Republic in 1971 by then Prime Minister Siaka Stevens, the position of Vice President was created. The first Vice President was Sorie Ibrahim Koroma.

History of the office holders follows

Name	Position	Inaugurated	Left Office
Sorie Ibrahim Koroma	First Vice President	1971	1985
Christian Alusine Kamara Taylor	Second Vice President	1978	1985
Francis Minah	Second Vice President	1985	1985
Francis Minah	First Vice President	1985	1987
Abu Bakar Kamara	First Vice President	1987	1991
Salia Jusu-Sheriff	Second Vice President	1987	1991
Abdulai Osman Conteh	First Vice President	1991	1992
Joseph B. Dauda	Second Vice President	1991	1992
Albert Joe Demby	Vice President	1996	1997
Foday Saybana Sankoh	Deputy Chairman of Junta	1997	1998
Albert Joe Demby	Vice President	1998	1999
Foday Saybana Sankoh	Vice President	1999	2000
Albert Joe Demby	Vice President	2000	2002
Solomon Ekuma Berewa	Vice President	2002	2007
Samuel Sam-Sumana	Vice President	2007	Incumbent