The Vice-President of Sierra Leone is the second most senior government official in the

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of the

Republic of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia to the southeast and Guinea surrounds the northern half of the nation. Covering a total area of , Sierra ...

government after the president. The Vice-President's only constitutional power is to be the immediate successor to the president of Sierra Leone if the president resigned or is removed from office by the Sierra Leone parliament. Other than that the power of the vice president depends on the role delegated to the office by the president. The Vice-President of Sierra Leone is the second most influential position in the government of Sierra Leone, after the president. The current Vice-President of Sierra Leone is

Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh is a Sierra Leonean politician and the current Vice President of Sierra Leone since 4 April 2018. Jalloh is a political scientist, businessman and a former United Nations official. Jalloh is a senior member of the Sierra L ...

, a member of the ruling

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; he was sworn in as vice president on April 4, 2018, after the victory of Jalloh's and

Julius Maada Bio Julius Maada Wonie Bio (born 12 May 1964) is a Sierra Leonean politician, and the current president of Sierra Leone since 4 April 2018. He is a retired brigadier general in the Sierra Leone Army and was the military head of state of Sierra Leo ...

's presidential

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in the 2018 Sierra Leone presidential election.

Security

The Vice-President of Sierra Leone is protected by a special unit of police officers of the operational support division of the Sierra Leone Police.

History

When Sierra Leone was declared a Republic in 1971 by then

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, the position of Vice-President was created. The first Vice-President was Sorie Ibrahim Koroma.

Functions

The functions of the Vice-President are: *Principal assistant to the

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, *To act in the President's stead when he is out of Sierra Leone or incapacitated, *Control the movements of the people in the

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-protected areas, *Permit Boards, *Various involvements with non-citizens of the Republic, *Monitor the Cabinet, *Any other duty that the President desires.

Vice-presidents

Deputy leaders of military juntas

References

External links

Vice Presidential office of the President of Sierra Leone
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Security

History

Functions

Vice-presidents

Vice-presidents

Deputy leaders of military juntas

See also

References

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