Ernest Bai Koroma
| Ernest Bai Koroma | |
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| 4th President of Sierra Leone | |
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Assumed office 17 September 2007 |
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| Vice President | Victor Bockarie Foh |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah |
| Leader of the All People's Congress | |
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Assumed office 24 March 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Turay |
| Minority Leader of Parliament | |
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In office 2005–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Turay |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Tommy |
| Member of Parliament from Bombali District | |
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In office 2002–2007 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 October 1953 Makeni, Sierra Leone |
| Political party | All People's Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Sia Koroma (1986–present) |
| Children | Alice Danke Yunis |
| Residence |
State House (official) Freetown, Sierra Leone Makeni, Sierra Leone (private) |
| Alma mater | Fourah Bay College |
| Religion | Christianity (Wesleyan) |
| Website | Government website |
State House (official) Freetown, Sierra Leone
Ernest Bai Koroma (born 2 October 1953) is a Sierra Leonean politician who has been President of Sierra Leone since 2007.
Born and raised in Makeni in northern Sierra Leone, Koroma spent more than 24 years working in the private insurance industry before entering politics in 2002. From 1988 to 2002, he was the managing director of the Reliance Insurance Trust Corporation (Ritcorp).
He is a 1976 graduate from Fourah Bay College, the oldest university in West Africa.
He was elected as leader of the All People's Congress (APC), Sierra Leone's main opposition party, on 24 March 2002, after defeating then incumbent APC leader Edward Turay. Koroma stood as the APC candidate in the 2002 presidential election but was defeated by incumbent President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who won 70.3% of the vote, to Koroma's 22.35%. Koroma conceded defeat.
Koroma was later elected to Parliament, representing his home District of Bombali from 2002 to 2007. In 2005, he was elected the minority leader of Parliament and remained in that position until his election to the Presidency in 2007.
In the 2007 presidential election run-off, Koroma received 54.6% of the vote and defeated incumbent Vice-President Solomon Berewa of the ruling SLPP. Berewa conceded defeat, and Koroma was sworn in as President on 17 September 2007, at the State House in the capital Freetown. International and local observers declared the election free and fair. Koroma succeeded President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, who was constitutionally ineligible to run for the presidency again after serving the maximum two five-year term limit.
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