Francis Minah was a vice president of Sierra Leone under former president Joseph Saidu Momoh administration. He was removed from office in 1987 after he was accused of plotting a coup against president momoh. A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... Categories: Stub | 1937 births | 2003 deaths | Sierra Leone ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ...