Sorie Ibrahim Koroma
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The Right Honourable Sorie Ibrahim Koroma J.D. |
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| 1st Vice President of Sierra Leone | |
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In office April 19, 1971 – November 28, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Non |
| Succeeded by | Francis Minah |
| 4th Prime Minister of Sierra Leone | |
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In office April 21, 1971 – July 8, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Siaka Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
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In office 1967–1969 |
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| Sierra Leone Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources | |
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In office 1969–1971 |
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| Member of Parliament of Sierra Leone from the Western Area Urban District | |
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In office 1960–1967 |
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| Personal details | |
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18 March 1930 Port Loko, Port Loko District, Sierra Leone |
| Died | April 30, 1994 (aged 64) Beijing, China |
| Nationality | Sierra Leonean |
| Political party | All People's Congress (APC) |
| Profession | Petroleum Engineer |
| Religion | Islam |
Sorie Ibrahim Koroma (March 18, 1930 – April 30, 1994) commonly known as S.I. Koroma is a former Sierra Leonean politician, labor activist, and one of the founding members of the All People's Congress political party. He served as first Vice President of Sierra Leone from April 19, 1971 to retirement on November 28, 1985 under president Siaka Stevens.
Sorie Ibrahim Koroma was a close personal friend of president Siaka Stevens; and was one of the closest and must trusted political advisors to president Stevens. To date, S.I. Koroma is widely considered the most influential vice president in Sierra Leone's history.
One of Sierra Leone’s most vibrant political figures, Sorie Ibrahim Koroma was born in Port Loko, Maforki Chiefdom, Port Loko District in the Northern province of Sierra Leone. He was one of the 13TH member's of the APC after it was formed on March 20th 1960. Sorie Ibrahim Koroma's father was a member of the Mandingo ethnic group of Guinean descent, and he died when Koroma was just a little boy. After the death of his father, his mother, Ya Iye Wureh, married to an ethnic Temne chief named Bai Bockarie Dumbuya, the nephew of Alikali Mela (who was then Paramount Chief of Port Loko District).
Koroma was raised in the Dumbuya family household instead of the Koroma family compound at Sendugu Chief, Port Loko District, an area dominated by ethnic Mandingo and Susu. Though raised in a Temne home, SI Koroma never forgot his Mandingo heritage and he was also fluent in the Mandingo language.
Alikali Mela made his nephew Bockari Dumbuya a sub chief, conferring him the title “Or Sultan.” Alikali Mela also crowned SI’s mother a chief, giving her the title of “Ya Alimamy.” That was how Sorie Ibrahim Koroma, the only child to his mother, became a member of two important ruling families in Port Loko – the Bangura and Dumbuya families.
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