Salia Jusu-Sheriff
Sierra Leonean politician
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Salia Jusu-Sheriff (1 June 1929 – 19 December 2009) was a Sierra Leonean politician who served as Vice President of Sierra Leone from 1987 to 1991. He was the leader of the SLPP party.
Salia Jusu-Sheriff | |
|---|---|
| Second Vice President of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 4 April 1987 – 1991 | |
| President | Joseph Saidu Momoh |
| Preceded by | Abu Bakar Kamara |
| Succeeded by | J. B. Dauda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1929 |
| Died | 19 December 2009 (aged 80) London, United Kingdom |
| Party | Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), All People's Congress (APC) |
| Spouse | Gladys Jusu-Sheriff |
| Children | Five children:
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Life
Jusu-Sheriff was born in 1929 in Freetown.[1] He was an economist and a lawyer. He was Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone from May 1982 to September 1984. Sierra Leone had two Vice Presidents, the First and Second, Jusu-Sheriff was the Second from 1987 to 1991. Jusu-Sheriff retired after Joseph Saidu Momoh was overthrown.[1]
His and Gladys Jusu-Sheriff's daughter Yasmin Sheriff[2] has been an active campaigner in Sierra Leone, especially after 1991[3] when the Sierra Leone Civil War started.[4]
He died in London, UK on 19 December 2009.[5][6] Gladys Jusu-Sheriff survived him and she became a trustee for refugee work in Islington.[7]
