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Brigadier General Julius Maada Bio (born 1964 in Bo, Bo District, Sierra Leone) led a coup in Sierra Leone on January 16 1996 ousting president Valentine Strasser. He was previously Strasser's deputy and was a participant in the April 1992 coup that ousted the All Peoples Congress (APC) government.
Although there were some who questioned Bio's motives, primarily because his sister, Agnes Deen Jalloh, was a member of the rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF), civil society organisations rejected Bio's "peace before elections" campaign and forced his junta to proceed with elections and the restoration of constitutional order. A clear winner was determined after the second round of elections on March 15, 1996, and he handed power over to Ahmad Tejan Kabbah on March 29 1996.
Bio now serves as the president of International Systems Science Corporation, a consulting and investment management firm and lives in Fairfax (Virginia - USA).
In the Sierra Leonean press, Bio has been quoted as saying he would overthrow a new APC government if the APC wins the 2007 election. According to Bio, this was taken out of context, and he said that if the "appalling" conditions that existed in 1992 were to return, he would seize power.
References
- "Sierra Leone’s former leader denies plans to seize state authority", African Press Agency, July 30, 2007.
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| Preceded byValentine Strasser | President of Sierra Leone 1996 |
Succeeded byAhmad Tejan Kabbah |
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