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BIO’S EIGHT-YEAR RULE... AUTOCRACY IN A DEMOCRACY (PART 1)

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In April, 2018, Julius Maada Bio was sworn in President of Sierra Leone after defeating the incumbent candidate, Samura Kamara marking the end of APC (All People’s Congress)’s 11-year rule (2007-2018). Bio’s taking over power through the ballot box marked the third democratic political transition in post-war Sierra Leone. It is the second time that [...]

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