Christopher Elnathan Okoro Cole | |
|---|---|
| Acting President of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 19 April 1971 – 21 April 1971 | |
| Preceded by | post established |
| Succeeded by | Siaka Stevens |
| Acting Governor-General of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 31 March 1971 – 19 April 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Banja Tejan-Sie |
| Succeeded by | post abolished |
| Chief Justice of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 1970–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Banja Tejan-Sie |
| Succeeded by | Eben Livesey Luke |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1921 Waterloo, British Sierra Leone |
| Died | 1990 (aged 68–69) |
| Children | 4 |
Christopher Elnathan Okoro Cole, CMG OBE (April 17, 1921 – 1990[1][2]) was a Sierra Leonean politician. He served as Governor-general and President of Sierra Leone for 1 day in 1971. Cole was appointed officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1965 for "Public services as minister without portfolio"[3] and inducted as a companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1973.