• Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai PC (7 December 1895 – 28 April 1964) was a Sierra Leonean physician and politician who served as the country's head...
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  • Michael Margai (10 October 1910 – 18 December 1980) was the second prime minister of Sierra Leone and the half-brother of Sir Milton Margai, the country's...
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    Dominion of Sierra Leone under the leadership of Prime Minister Sir Milton Margai of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). Under prime minister Siaka...
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  • paramount chiefs in the provinces. Upon Sir Milton Margai's death in 1964, his half-brother, Sir Albert Margai, was appointed as Prime Minister by parliament...
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    (SLPP), led by Sir Milton Margai were victorious in the first general election under universal adult franchise in May 1962. Upon Sir Milton's death in 1964...
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  • Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET), formerly known as Milton Margai Teachers College (MMCET), is a technical university located...
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    executed. Albert Margai, second prime minister of Sierra Leone from 1964 to 1967; the brother of Sir Milton Margai and father of Charles Margai. Charles Francis...
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    elections. Margai is the son of Albert Margai, former Prime Minister of Sierra Leone, and the nephew of Sierra Leone's first Prime Minister Milton Margai. Charles...
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  • elections in 1957, Milton Margai bowed to behind-the-scenes pressure and stepped down from SLPP leadership, replaced by his brother Albert Margai. However, in...
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  • Albert Margai later wrote that he remembered Moore "fondly," and that "he had a reputation for being sincerely compassionate towards us." Milton Margai said...
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  • to a prime minister in a semi-presidential system. Before that, only Milton Margai had the same position between 1954 and 1958. The title has a similar...
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    University opened. On 28 April 1964, Prime Minister Sir Milton Margai died. His brother, Sir Albert Margai, was appointed as the new prime minister. On 4 August...
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  • bore the portrait of the first prime minister of Sierra Leone, Sir Milton Margai. In 1972, 50 cents coins were introduced which carried the portrait...
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    Parliament, where the Duke handed over the constitutional instruments to Sir Milton Margai, which made Sierra Leone an independent nation. Later Sir Maurice Dorman...
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    office In 1953, Sierra Leone was granted local ministerial powers and Milton Margai was made Chief Minister and later prime minister. A new constitution...
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  • first Foreign Minister under Sierra Leone's first Prime Minister, Sir Milton Margai. He was an ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church. A medical...
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    Sierra Leone Milton Margai described their countries as "sister states" and expressed their commitment for further cooperation with Milton Margai visiting...
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    country to independence in 1961 from the United Kingdom, including Milton Margai, Albert Margai, John Karefa-Smart and Siaka Stevens. Politically, Moyamba District...
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  • party is led by Charles Margai, the son of Sierra Leone's second prime minister Sir Albert Margai and the nephew of Sir Milton Margai. The PMDC is based in...
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    Sierra Leone began advocating for independence. Politicians led by Sir Milton Margai campaigned for this within the colonial government of Sierra Leone and...
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    [citation needed] She was re-elected in 1962. During the government of Milton Margai, Gulama became Sierra Leone and sub-Saharan Africa's first female Cabinet...
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    Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate  United Kingdom 27 April 1961 Milton Margai –  Tanganyika  Tanganyika Territory 9 December 1961 Julius Nyerere –...
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    Sierra Leone became independent on 27 April 1961, with Milton Margai as the first prime minister. Margai had previously been Prime Minister of the Protectorate...
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    Party led by Milton Margai won a majority of the elected seats, and gained the support of all 12 chiefs and eight of the ten independents. Margai led the country...
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    Cincinnati Died: Milton Margai, 68, Prime Minister of Sierra Leone since its independence in 1961. He was succeeded by his half-brother, Albert Margai. After seven...
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  • - March 25, 1967 Sir Albert Margai (Prime Minister) Mende Christianity April 28, 1964 – March 21, 1967 Sir Milton Margai (Prime Minister) Mende Christianity...
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    responsibilities to the Ministers. Milton Margai was appointed to that role. In London between April and May 1960, Milton Margai led a delegation from Sierra...
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  • years following the death of Sierra Leone’s first prime minister Sir Milton Margai in 1964, politics in the country were increasingly characterized by...
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    party received fewer votes than independent candidates. SLPP leader Milton Margai remained Prime Minister. A total of 216 candidates contested the 62...
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    the academy relocated to its present location on Berry Street. Sir Milton Margai, led Sierra Leone to independence and became prime minister from 1961...
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