Julius Maada Bio is a Sierra Leonean politician, and the current president of Sierra Leone since April 4, 2018. He is a retired brigadier general in the Sierra Leone Army and was the military head of state of Sierra Leone from January 16, 1996, to March 29, 1996, in a military Junta government known as the NPRC.
Where was Julius Maada Bio born?
Julius Maada Wonie Bio was inaugurated as the 5th President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. Born on May 12th 1964 in Tihun, Sogbini Chiefdom, Bonthe District, Julius Maada Wonie Bio is one of 35 children born to Paramount Chief Charlie Wonie Bio II, Sogbini Chiefdom.
When did Maada Bio overthrow Strasser?
In January 1996, after nearly four years in power, Strasser was ousted in a second military coup, but this time it was his own NPRC soldiers who were not satisfied with his handling of the peace process. The coup was led by his deputy, Brigadier General Julius Maada Bio.
