Salia Jusu-Sheriff

Salia Jusu-Sheriff
Second Vice President of Sierra Leone
In office
4 April 1987 – 1991
PresidentJoseph Saidu Momoh
Preceded byAbu Bakar Kamara
Succeeded byJ. B. Dauda
Personal details
Born(1929-06-01)1 June 1929
Segbwema, Kailahun District, British Sierra Leone
Died19 December 2009(2009-12-19) (aged 80)
London, United Kingdom
Political partySierra Leone People's Party (SLPP)
SpouseGladys Jusu-Sheriff
ChildrenFive children:
  • Yasmin
  • Salia Junior
  • Nalinie
  • Sheku
  • Nadia

Salia Jusu-Sheriff (1 June 1929 – 19 December 2009) was a Sierra Leonean politician who served as Vice President of Sierra Leone from 1987 to 1991. He was the leader of the SLPP party.

Life

Jusu-Sheriff was born in 1929 in Freetown.[1] He was an economist and a lawyer. He was Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone from May 1982 to September 1984. Sierra Leone had two Vice Presidents, the First and Second, Jusu-Sheriff was the Second from 1987 to 1991. Jusu-Sheriff retired after Joseph Saidu Momoh was overthrown.[1]

His and Gladys Jusu-Sheriff's daughter Yasmin Sheriff[2] has been an active campaigner in Sierra Leone, especially after 1991[3] when the Sierra Leone Civil War started.[4]

He died in London, UK on 19 December 2009.[5][6] Gladys Jusu-Sheriff survived him and she became a trustee for refugee work in Islington.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Fyle, Magbaily C. (27 March 2006). Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810865044.
  2. ^ "Yasmin Sheriff". www.giraffe.org. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Yasmin Jusu-Sheriff | Conciliation Resources". www.c-r.org. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. ^ Rubio-Marín, Ruth (2006). What Happened to the Women?: Gender and Reparations for Human Rights Violations. SSRC. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-9790772-0-3.
  5. ^ "In Sierra Leone, State Funeral for Late Salia Jusu-Sheriff: Sierra Leone News". 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Final Funeral Arrangements for the Late Salia Jusu-Sheriff of Sierra Leone". 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Our Patron and Trustees". Islington Centre for Refugees and Migrants. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.


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