POLITICIAN

Siaka Stevens

1905 - 1988

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Siaka Probyn Stevens (24 August 1905 – 29 May 1988) 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 patrimonial rule and self-indulgence, consolidating power by means of corruption and exploitation. Stevens and his All People's Congress (APC) party won the closely contested 1967 Sierra Leone general elections over incumbent Prime Minister Sir Albert Margai of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Siaka Stevens has received more than 319,515 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Siaka Stevens is the 12,313th most popular politician (down from 12,286th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Sierra Leone and the 4th most popular Sierra Leonean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Siaka Stevens ranks 12,313 out of 19,576. Before him are Francisco Pinto Balsemão, Fujiwara no Mototsune, Khosrow IV, Dawit II, Franco Trappoli, and Putra of Perlis. After him are Edward Bruce, Vyacheslav Volodin, Hédi Baccouche, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, and Ruth Fischer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Siaka Stevens ranks 196. Before him are Mantovani, Lillian Hellman, Karol Borsuk, Sanford Meisner, C. P. Snow, and Étienne Mattler. After him are Harold Arlen, Mary Renault, Mario Varglien, Joel McCrea, Irmgard Keun, and Abeid Karume. Among people deceased in 1988, Siaka Stevens ranks 128. Before him are Michel Auclair, Anatoly Levchenko, Steno, Pete Maravich, Alfréd Wetzler, and Ferenc Sas. After him are Yuli Daniel, Sabino Barinaga, Anatoli Maslyonkin, Joshua Logan, Herluf Bidstrup, and André Navarra.

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In Sierra Leone

Among people born in Sierra Leone, Siaka Stevens ranks 4 out of 22. Before him are Nabih Berri (1938), Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932), and Foday Sankoh (1937). After him are Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), Milton Margai (1895), Mohamed Kallon (1979), Trevoh Chalobah (1999), Valentine Strasser (1967), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), and Roda Antar (1980).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sierra Leone

Among politicians born in Sierra Leone, Siaka Stevens ranks 4. Before him are Nabih Berri (1938), Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932), and Foday Sankoh (1937). After him are Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), Milton Margai (1895), Valentine Strasser (1967), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), and Zainab Bangura (1959).

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