David Lansana
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Brigadier David Lansana was a Sierra Leonean military officer and prominent military figure in Sierra Leone during its colonial and post-independence period. Lansana was one of the most distinguished
David Lansana arriving for a visit in Israel April 1965
Siaka Stevens
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Siaka Probyn Stevens was the leader of Sierra Leone from 1967 to 1985, serving as Prime Minister from 1967 to 1971 and as President from 1971 to 1985. Stevens' leadership was often characterized by pa
David Lansana
…days. On 21 March 1967, Lansana instructed Samuel Hinga Norman to conduct the extrajudicial arrest of the new, democratically elected prime minister Siaka Stevens. The arrest took place prior to the announcement of the election result. Lansana then seized control of Government House as well as the national radio…
President Stevens in 1979
Stevens in 1973 with Italian President Giovanni Leone and Prime Minister Aldo Moro