Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa | |
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Vice President of Sierra Leone | |
In office 2002 – September 17, 2007 | |
President | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah |
Preceded by | Albert Joe Demby |
Succeeded by | Samuel Sam-Sumana |
Leader of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) | |
In office February 2, 2005 – September 17, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Ahmed Tejan Kabbah |
Succeeded by | John Oponjo Benjamin |
Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone | |
In office 1996–2002 | |
Succeeded by | Fredrick Max Carew |
Personal details | |
Born | Bumpe Chiefdom, Bo District, British Sierra Leone | August 6, 1938
Died | March 5, 2020 | (aged 81)
Political party | Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) |
Spouse(s) | Widowed with five children; Annie, Solomon Jr., Edwin, Augustine, Martin, and Francis |
Alma mater | Fourah Bay College |
Profession | Lawyer |
Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa (6 August 1938 – 5 March 2020) was Vice-president of Sierra Leone from May 2002 to September 2007. Standing as the candidate of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), he was defeated in the second round of the 2007 presidential election by Ernest Bai Koroma of the All People's Congress (APC).[1][2]