Rebecca Stevens served as

First Lady of Sierra Leone The title First Lady of Sierra Leone is held by the female spouse of the president of Sierra Leone. The first lady is a representative of the people of Sierra Leone at home and abroad. The Office of the First Lady is an extension of State House (Si ...

from 21 April 1971 to 28 November 1985. She was the wife of

Siaka Stevens Siaka Probyn Stevens (24 August 1905 – 29 May 1988) was the leader of Sierra Leone from 1967 to 1985, serving as Prime Minister of Sierra Leone, Prime Minister from 1967 to 1971 and as President from 1971 to 1985. Stevens' leadership was ofte ...

, the 1st President of Sierra Leone.

First Lady of Sierra Leone

Stevens was a quiet, unobtrusive

First Lady First lady is an unofficial title usually used for the wife, and occasionally used for the daughter or other female relative, of a non-monarchical A monarchy is a form of government in which a person, the monarch, is head of state fo ...

. She accompanied her husband at public functions but rarely held events of her own. She traveled with her husband on state visits and around the country. She resided at the family's private residence at 1 King Harman Road at Brooksfield in

Freetown Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and p ...

References

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