Binkolo is town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Binkolo is home to an estimated 11,867 residents (2004 census). Binkolo is the birthplace of Sierra Loene's second President, Joseph Saidu Momoh. Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... // Bombali District is one of the five Districts that make up the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. ... Northern Province may refer to: North Province, Cameroon Northern Province, Sri Lanka Northern Province, Papua New Guinea Northern Province, Zambia Limpopo Province, South Africa, formerly named Northern Transvaal Northern Cape Province, South Africa, in line with reference to the former Cape Province as simply The Province, particularly in rugby. ... Joseph Saidu Momoh (January 26, 1937âAugust 3, 2003) was President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. ...
Although he was cleared of treason charges and therefore escaped the death sentence, the former president spent several months behind bars until he was amnestied under a 1999 peace agreement.
Born in 1937 and raised by a protestant family in the northern town of Binkolo, Momoh enlisted in the army at the age of 21.
After attending military schools in Britain, Ghana, and Nigeria, he rose to commander-in-chief of Sierra Leone's armed forces by the age of 34.