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On 27 April 1961, Milton Margai led Sierra Leone to independence from the United Kingdom. [8] Thousands of Sierra Leoneans across the nation took to the streets to celebrate their independence. The nation held its first general elections on 27 May 1962, and Sir Milton Margai was elected Sierra Leone's first prime minister by a landslide. [8]
The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Sierra Leone. Incumbents. Monarch: Elizabeth II (starting 27 April)
This is a list of the heads of state of Sierra Leone, from the independence of the Sierra Leone in 1961 to the present day. From 1961 to 1971 the head of state under the Constitution of 1961 was the Queen of Sierra Leone Elizabeth II, who was also the Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The monarch was represented in ...
When Sierra Leone gained independence in 1961, the Royal Sierra Leone Military Force was created from the Sierra Leone Battalion of the West African Frontier Force. [119] The military seized control in 1968, bringing the National Reformation Council into power. On 19 April 1971, when Sierra Leone became a republic, the Royal Sierra Leone ...
History of Sierra Leone (1961–1978) 1 language. Português; Edit links ...
Sierra Leone was granted independence by the Sierra Leone Independence Act 1961 and became a free state with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. In 1971 Sierra Leone became a republic with Siaka Stevens as executive president.
On 27 April 1961, Sierra Leone, until then a British colony, became an independent Dominion within the Commonwealth, retaining Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State, with the title Queen of Sierra Leone. [1] This status continued until 19 April 1971 when the country became a republic within the Commonwealth. [2]
1 Pre-1961. 2 Twentieth century. 3 Twenty-first century. ... This is a timeline of History of Sierra Leone. Each article deals with events in Sierra Leone in a given ...