Solomon Berewa

Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa
Vice President of Sierra Leone
In office
2002 – September 17, 2007
PresidentAhmad Tejan Kabbah
Preceded byAlbert Joe Demby
Succeeded bySamuel Sam-Sumana
Leader of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
In office
February 2, 2005 – September 17, 2007
Preceded byAhmed Tejan Kabbah
Succeeded byJohn Oponjo Benjamin
Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone
In office
1996–2002
Succeeded byFredrick Max Carew
Personal details
Born(1938-08-06)August 6, 1938
Bumpe Chiefdom, Bo District, British Sierra Leone
DiedMarch 5, 2020(2020-03-05) (aged 81)
Political partySierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
Spouse(s)Widowed with five children; Annie, Solomon Jr., Edwin, Augustine, Martin, and Francis
Alma materFourah Bay College

Newcastle University

ProfessionLawyer

Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa (6 August 1938 – 5 March 2020) was Vice-president of Sierra Leone from May 2002 to September 2007. Standing as the candidate of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), he was defeated in the second round of the 2007 presidential election by Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC).[1][2]

  1. ^ Rod MacJohnson, "Sierra Leone gets a new leader", AFP (The Times, South Africa), September 17, 2007.
  2. ^ "S Leone opposition win presidency", BBC News, 17 September 2007.

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