This is a list of heads of government of Sierra Leone, from the establishment of the office of Chief Minister in 1954 until the present day. The office of Prime Minister was abolished after the constitutional referendum in 1978, and reinstated in as Chief Minister.
History
On 27 April 1961, Sierra Leone gained independence.[1]
In March 1964 Njala University opened. On 28 April 1964, Prime Minister Sir Milton Margai died. His brother, Sir Albert Margai, was appointed as new prime minister. On 4 August 1964, Sierra Leone's decimal currency, the Sierra Leonean leone, was established.[2]
In 1967, general elections were held in Sierra Leone. The APC won by a narrow margin. Brigadier John Lansana, head of the military, seized control of government immediately after swearing in of the new APC prime minister, Siaka Stevens. Lansana was ousted a few days later by junior military officers who invited Andrew Juxon-Smith, a senior officer on leave, to return and head a provisional government, the National Reformation Council (NRC).[2]
In 1968, the NRC was overthrown by warrant officers of the army. John Bangura, a formerly dismissed senior officer, invited to head the army. Bangura turned over government to the APC, led by Siaka Stevens.[2]
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