Albert Margai (10 October, 1910-1990) followed his brother Milton Margai as Prime Minister of Sierra Leone. Albert Margai served from the time of his brother's death in 1964 until 1967, when he was replaced by Siaka Stevens. He served as finance minister in Milton's government after 1962, where he also held positions alternatively in Education, Agriculture, and Natural Resources. He was born in Gbangbatoke, in what is now the Moyamba District, although he was raised largely in Freetown. He studied law at the Inner Temple Inns of Court where he qualified in 1948. Margai was a founding member of the Sierra Leone National Party, which formed in 1949 to advocate and aid in the transition to independence for the country. However, in the years leading up to independence, Margai was allied more closely to Siaka Stevens than to his brother, and took leadership of the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) in 1957, but stepped down to form the People's National Party with Stevens. A major point of contention between the two groups involved the degree of involvement of traditional chiefs and traditional rules in the modern state. In fact, Margai openly asked traditional rulers to stay out of politics. 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai (December 7, 1895-April 28, 1964) was the first prime minister of independent Sierra Leone. ... List of Heads of Government of Sierra Leone (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations See also Sierra Leone List of Presidents of Sierra Leone Politics of Sierra Leone lists of incumbents Categories: Sierra Leone ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Siaka Probyn Stevens (August 24, 1905–May 29, 1988) was the President of Sierra Leone from 1971 to 1985. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Freetown, population 1,070,200 (2004), is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone, lying on the Freetown Peninsula on the Atlantic coast. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... SLPP symbol, the palm-tree The Sierra Leone Peoples Party is the ruling political party in Sierra Leone. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Peoples National Party (disambiguation). ...

Margai was highly criticized during his reign. He had a penchant for extravagant pageantry, and was accused of corruption and of a policy of affirmative action in favor of the Mende tribe. In elections on 17 May, 1967, Margai was voted out in favor of Siaka Stevens, who was then a candidate of the All Peoples Congress. After a brief period of unrest related to the transition, Stevens took office in 1968. The Mende are a large tribe (population approximately 700,000), speakers of the Mende language, living primarily in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Siaka Probyn Stevens (August 24, 1905–May 29, 1988) was the President of Sierra Leone from 1971 to 1985. ... All Peoples Congress (APC) is a political party in Sierra Leone. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

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