Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor

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Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor
5th Prime Minister of Sierra Leone
In office
July 8, 1975 – June 15, 1978
Preceded bySorie Ibrahim Koroma
Succeeded byposition abolished
Personal details
Born(1917-06-03)June 3, 1917
British Sierra Leone
DiedAugust 15, 1985(1985-08-15) (aged 68)
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Political partyAll People's Congress (APC),

Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor (June 3, 1917 – August 15, 1985), popularly known as C.A., was a Sierra Leonean politician and one of the founding members of the

Minister of Interior in 1975. After the introduction of a one party constitution in 1978, Mr. C.A. Kamara-Taylor became the Second Vice-President of Sierra Leone, and held that post until his death in 1985.[1]

Early life

Christian Alusine Kamara-Taylor was born on June 3, 1917, in the small

Burma during World War II
, but left the army after the war. He then joined the United African Company, and became public relations officer and secretary to the general manager.

Politics

Kamara-Taylor became active in local politics and was one of the founding members of the APC. He served as the first secretary-general of the party, a position he handled admirably for over fifteen years. He entered parliament in 1957. He contested the 1962 Sierra Leone general elections, and was elected a member of parliament from Kambia East Constituency. He retained his seat in the 1967 general elections and, after the return to civilian rule in 1968, was appointed Minister of Lands, Mines and Labour. Following a cabinet reshuffle in 1971, he was appointed

Second Vice-President
, and held that post until his death in 1985.

References

  1. ISBN 9780810853393
    .
  2. ^ "Sierra Leone Web - Sierra Leonean Heroes - The APC Era". www.sierra-leone.org.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Sierra Leone
1975–1978 		Succeeded by
David J. Francis
(as Chief Minister)
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