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Julius Maada Bio
El soldado que un día tomó el poder con un golpe de Estado, lo devolvió a los civiles — y regresó décadas después como presidente electo.
Scorecard KemetLeads
Nuestro método →Elected in 2018, re-elected in a disputed 2023 vote; conduct broadly constitutional.
P = percentil entre los demás países africanos en los mismos años. Líneas 1–4: evolución del país durante el mandato — un indicio, no una prueba.
Nuestra lectura
Broadly constitutional conduct through two disputed-but-accepted elections; the scorecard's caution is about how the wins were contested, not how they ended.
El poder 2018–
Two-term limit in force; second and final term began in 2023.
Fuentes: Archigos 4.1 (Goemans, Gleditsch & Chiozza) · golpes de Estado Powell & Thyne V2026.08.29 · conducta frente a los límites de mandato codificada por KemetLeads
El ascenso
Militar de carrera en la junta del NPRC, encabezó en 1996 un golpe que derrocó a Valentine Strasser, organizó después elecciones y transfirió el poder al civil electo Ahmad Tejan Kabbah en cuestión de meses. Tras años en el extranjero y de estudios, ganó la presidencia por el SLPP en 2018.
Lo que hicieron
His government's flagship achievement is the Free Quality Education programme, which committed a large share of the national budget to free schooling. He was re-elected in 2023 with a reported majority.
El cuadro completo
His credit for restoring democracy in 1996 is genuine but came from within a military regime he had helped run. The contested 2023 election drew concern from international observers over transparency, and critics point to economic hardship and crackdowns on dissent during his tenure.
Por qué importa
His arc — coup-maker turned democrat turned elected leader — is a striking case study in how African strongmen and reformers are often the same person at different moments, and in the fragility of West African democratic gains.
“"Education is the great equaliser, and no child in Sierra Leone should be left behind because of poverty."”