| LC control no. | no 91011525 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Momoh, Joseph Saidu, 1937-2003 |
| Variant(s) | Momoh, J. S. (Joseph Saidu), 1937-2003 Momoh, Joe, 1937-2003 |
| See also | Sierra Leone. President (1985-1992 : Momoh) |
| Located | Sierra Leone |
| Birth date | 19370126 |
| Death date | 20030803 |
| Place of birth | Sierra Leone |
| Place of death | Guinea |
| Affiliation | Sierra Leone. Army Sierra Leone. Parliament |
| Profession or occupation | Generals Presidents |
| Found in | Profile of the president, Major-General Dr. Joseph Saidu Momoh, 1989: t.p. (Joseph Saidu Momoh) p. 1 (b. 1/26/37, Binkolo, Sierra Leone) The making of a president, 1986: t.p. (Major-General J.S. Momoh) p. 18 (Joe Momoh) p. 19 (President Gen. J.S. Momoh) Wikipedia WWW site, Dec. 27, 2005 (Joseph Saidu Momoh; b. Jan. 26, 1937, Binkolo, Bombali District, Northern Province; d. Aug. 3, 2003, Conakry [Guinea]; army general, politician, and statesman of Sierra Leone; president, Nov. 28, 1985-Apr. 29, 1992) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed February 27, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Momoh, Joseph Saidu; president, foreign military officer; born 26 January, 1937 in Binkolo, Sierra Leone; ethnic Limbas; educated at West African Methodist Collegiate School and Technical Institute, Freetown (1958); private in Sierra Leone Regiment, Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF) (1958); did preliminary officer training in Nigerian Military Academy, Kaduna (1962), Best Cadet of the Year, received Baton of Honor; specialized in infantry weapons, Mons Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, England (1963), Best Overseas Cadet, awarded school's Sword of Honor; second lieutenant (1963), lieutenant colonel and commanding officer (1969), colonel (1970), acting force commander (1971), substantive force commander (1972-1985), brigadier (1974), major general (1983), Sierra Leone's army; appointed to Parliament and cabinet minister of state (1974); leader and secretary-general, All People's Congress (APC) (1985); elected president, Republic of Sierra Leone (1985-1992); overthrown in officer's coup (1992); fled to Conakry, Guinea, returned after military coup by Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) (1997); awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of England (1973), Officer of the Order of the Rokel (OR) (1979); died 3 August, 2003, in Guinea) |
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