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Abu Aiah Koroma (26 November 1928 – 6 March 2005) was a lawyer and politician in Sierra Leone. Koroma began his political career as
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in 1967 and 1968. He returned to government in 1976 when he became Managing Director of the National Diamond Mining Company until 1987. In 1991 and 1992, Koroma was the
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of Mineral Resources. In 1996, he ran as the presidential candidate of the
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and gained just 4.9% of the national vote in the initial round of voting. After Ahmed Tejan Kabbah won the presidency, Koroma was named Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs, which lasted until Kabbah's re-election in 2002. Koroma died in 2005 at the age of 76. Government ministers of Sierra Leone 1928 births 2005 deaths Attorneys-general of Sierra Leone People from Koidu Fourah Bay College alumni {{SierraLeone-politician-stub