Monday, December 17, 2012

Sierra Leone's Incumbent President Wins 2nd Term | Redux

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Sierra Leone's Incumbent President Wins 2nd Term

All People's Congress (APC) Political Rally in Kabala, Sierra Leone (West Africa) 1968
All People's Congress (APC) Political Rally in Kabala, Sierra Leone (West Africa) 1968 by gbaku
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Sierra Leone's incumbent president handily won re-election and was sworn in late Friday by the country's chief justice, as the capital of the war-scarred country erupted in drumming and celebration. Ernest Bai Koroma won 58. 7 percent of the vote. His closest rival, opposition leader and retired Brig. Gen. Julius Maada Bio, came in second with 37. 4 percent, according to results announced Friday by the National Electoral Commission chairwoman Christiana Thorpe. A total of eight challengers attempted to unseat Koroma in the Nov. 17 election, the third presidential poll since the end of Sierra Leone's horrific civil war in 2002. A girl touches a painted picture of U.S.... View Full Caption The 11-year war, which was the subject of the Leonardo Di Caprio film "Blood Diamond," wrecked the country's economy.

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Organization: National Electoral Commission

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Movie: Blood Diamond

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