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Sir Banja Tejan Sie | |
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| Governor-General of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 22 April 1968 – 21 March 1971 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Okoro Cole |
| Speaker of the House of Parliament of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 1962–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston |
| Succeeded by | Sir Emile Luke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Banja Tejan-Sie 7 August 1917 Moyamba, Moyamba District, British Sierra Leone |
| Died | 8 August 2000 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) |
| Spouse | Admire Stapleton |
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| Alma mater | Bo School |
| Profession | Attorney, Lawyer |
Sir Banja Tejan-Sie GCMG (7 August 1917 – 8 August 2000) was the Governor General of Sierra Leone and one of the "founding fathers" of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). He was knighted by Her Majesty The Queen, with the most distinguished Order - The Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, GCMG. Tejan-Sie was born in Moyamba District (in the current Southern Province) to a famous Muslim cleric and scholar from the Fulah tribe. Tejan-Sie was educated at the Bo School and the Prince of Wales School before continuing his education at the London School of Economics and Lincoln's Inn, where he was called to the bar in 1951.
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