Solomon Berewa
Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa | |
|---|---|
Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 1996–2002 | |
| Succeeded by | Fredrick Max Carew |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 6, 1938 British Sierra Leone |
| Died | March 5, 2020 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) |
| Spouse(s) | Widowed with five children; Annie, Solomon Jr., Edwin, Augustine, Martin, and Francis |
| Alma mater | Fourah Bay College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa (6 August 1938 – 5 March 2020) was
Life and career
Berewa was born in 1938 in Bumpe Chiefdom, Bo District.
Under President
At the SLPP's national convention in Makeni on September 3–4, 2005, Berewa was selected by the SLPP as its leader and its 2007 presidential candidate. He received 291 votes, while Charles Margai received 34, Julius Maada Bio received 33, and J. B. Dauda received 28.[4]
In the first round of the 2007 presidential election, held on August 11, Berewa took second place with 38.3% of the vote, behind Koroma, the candidate of the opposition APC, who won 44.3%.[5][6] A second-round between Berewa and Koroma was held on September 8, and on September 17 Koroma was declared the winner, with 54.6% of the vote against 45.4% for Berewa.[1][2] Berewa promptly conceded defeat,[7] and Koroma was sworn in later on the same day[8] at a ceremony at which Berewa was present.[9]
In keeping with the SLPP constitution, which requires its leader to resign if the party loses a national election under his leadership, Berewa resigned as party leader on October 17, 2007.[10]
References
- ^ a b Rod MacJohnson, "Sierra Leone gets a new leader", AFP (The Times, South Africa), September 17, 2007.
- ^ a b "S Leone opposition win presidency", BBC News, 17 September 2007.
- ^ "President Kabbah's First Cabinet", 1996 Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, sierra-leone.org.
- ^ ""Vice President Berewa Leads SLPP"". Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-03., statehouse-sl.org, September 6, 2005.
- ^ "Freetown opposition party wins majority", Reuters (IOL), August 24, 2007.
- ^ Full provisional results from the National Electoral Commission, August 23, 2007.
- ^ Bampia James Bundu, "Solomon Berewa concedes defeat to Ernest Bai Koroma in Sierra Leone" Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine, Awareness Times, September 17, 2007.
- ^ Katrina Manson and Christo Johnson, "Koroma pledges healing in Sierra Leone", Reuters (IOL), September 18, 2007.
- ^ "Sierra Leone's new leader sworn in", Al Jazeera, September 18, 2007.
- ^ "Berewa steps aside after losing vote", AFP (IOL), October 18, 2007.
