Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

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Ahmad Tejan Kabbah was the president of Sierra Leone who led the country through the end of its civil war and oversaw its post-conflict reconstruction and democratic transition.

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instanceOf President of Sierra Leone
human
politician
collaboratedWith ECOWAS
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
conflictInvolved Sierra Leone Civil War
countryOfCitizenship Sierra Leone
dateOfBirth 1932-02-16
dateOfDeath 2014-03-13
education Cardiff College of Technology and Commerce
Inns of Court School of Law
familyName Kabbah
givenName Ahmad
headOfGovernmentOf Sierra Leone
heldOfficeDuring Sierra Leone Civil War
knownFor guiding Sierra Leone’s democratic transition after the civil war
leading Sierra Leone through the end of its civil war
overseeing post-conflict reconstruction in Sierra Leone
name Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
officeEnd 2007
officeStart 1996
oversawEvent democratic transition of Sierra Leone after the civil war
end of the Sierra Leone Civil War
post-conflict reconstruction of Sierra Leone
placeOfBirth Eastern Province, Sierra Leone
Pendembu
placeOfDeath Freetown
Sierra Leone
politicalParty Sierra Leone People’s Party
positionHeld President of Sierra Leone
precededBy Valentine Strasser
profession civil servant
lawyer
religion Islam
spouse Isata Jabbie Kabbah
Patricia Kabbah
succeededBy Ernest Bai Koroma
supported Lomé Peace Agreement
termCoincidedWith British military intervention in Sierra Leone (2000)
wasElectedIn 1996 Sierra Leonean presidential election
wasReelectedIn 2002 Sierra Leonean presidential election
workedFor United Nations Development Programme
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
linked to: UNHCR
workedWith United Nations

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Sierra Leone Civil War notableCommander Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Lomé Peace Agreement signatory Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
AFRC junta opposedGovernmentOf Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Johnny Paul Koroma coupAgainst Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Johnny Paul Koroma governmentOverthrown Government of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
linked to: Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Johnny Paul Koroma successor Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Johnny Paul Koroma predecessor Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah name Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Hinga Norman supported Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Julius Maada Bio succeededBy Ahmad Tejan Kabbah