Dr. Kandeh Baba Conteh (born October 15, 1958) is a

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and

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. He is the leader of the Peace and Liberation Party (PLP). Conteh was appointed ambassador of the

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junta in 1997. Conteh, as the PLP candidate, placed sixth in the

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held on August 11, 2007, receiving 0.57% of the vote. Following the first round, on August 27 Conteh announced his party's support for second place candidate

Solomon Berewa Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa (6 August 1938 – 5 March 2020) was Vice-President of Sierra Leone from May 2002 to September 2007. Standing as the candidate of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), he was defeated in the second round of the 200 ...

of the ruling

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(SLPP) in the second round of the election. With the

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(APC) of Berewa's rival,

Ernest Bai Koroma Ernest Bai Koroma (born 2 October 1953) is a Sierra Leonean politician who served as the fourth President of Sierra Leone from 17 September 2007 to 4 April 2018. Born and raised in Makeni in northern Sierra Leone, Koroma spent more than 24 ...

, having already won a majority in the parliamentary election held concurrently with the first round, Conteh said that there would be "a better balance" for the country if the presidency and parliament were controlled by different parties.Aruna Turay
"NDA and PLP join alliance with SLPP for a Berewa Victory in Sierra Leone"
, ''Awareness Times'', August 27, 2007.

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*http://www.nec-sierraleone.org/index_files/List%20of%20Presidntial%20Candidates%202012.pdf Living people Susu people Members of the Parliament of Sierra Leone Peace and Liberation Party politicians Sierra Leonean political scientists 1958 births {{SierraLeone-politician-stub