Kabassa Lodge
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8°26′49″N 13°16′10″W / 8.44705937051286°N 13.269491499338054°W Kabassa Lodge is the former residence of the President of Sierra Leone and currently belongs to the state of Sierra Leone. It is located on 25 acres at the summit of Juba Hill in Freetown, Sierra Leone.[1][2]
In 1978, President Siaka Stevens gave International Construction Company the contract to build a presidential residence.[1] The company was owned by businessman Jamil Sahid Mohamed Khalil.[1][2]
Kabassa Lodge took two years and some months to complete.[1] It was finished in time for the 1980 O.A.U. Summit.[1][2]