Sierra Leone: Heads of State: 1971-2023 President of the State of Sierra Leone 19 Apr 1971 - 21 Apr 1971 Christopher Okoro Elnathan Eustace Cole [1] President of Sierra Leone 21 Apr 1971 - 21 Apr 1971 Christopher Okoro Elnathan Eustace Cole (x) [2] 21 Apr 1971 - 14 Jun 1978 Siaka Probyn Stevens President of the Republic of Sierra Leone 14 Jun 1978 - 28 Nov 1985 Siaka Probyn Stevens (x) 28 Nov 1985 - 29 Apr 1992 Joseph Saidu Momoh [3] Chairman of the National Provisional Defence Council 30 Apr 1992 - 1 May 1992 James Yayah Kanu Chairman of the National Provisional Ruling Council 1 May 1992 - 6 May 1992 Valentine Esegragbo Melvine Strasser Head of State 6 May 1992 - 16 Jan 1996 Valentine Esegragbo Melvine Strasser (x) 17 Jan 1996 - 29 Mar 1996 Julius Maada Wonie Bio President of the Republic of Sierra Leone 29 Mar 1996 - 25 May 1997 Ahmed Tejan Kabbah Chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council 26 May 1997 - 17 Jun 1997 Johnny Paul Koroma Head of State 17 Jun 1997 - 13 Feb 1998 Johnny Paul Koroma (x) President of the Republic of Sierra Leone 13 Feb 1998 - 17 Sep 2007 Ahmed Tejan Kabbah (x) 17 Sep 2007 - 4 Apr 2018 Ernest Bai Koroma 4 Apr 2018 - Julius Maada Wonie Bio (x) [1] Formerly Acting Governor-General of Sierra Leone. [2] Retroactive to 19 Apr 1971. [3] Official inauguration 26 Jan 1986. Last updated on: 02 Jun 2018 21:00:00
