Dr. Kandeh Baba Conteh is a Sierra Leonean politician and political scientist.^[1] He is the leader of the Peace and Liberation Party (PLP). He is a member of parliament, substituting Johnny Paul Koroma who died in 2003.^[2] The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... The Peace and Liberation Party is a political party in Sierra Leone. ... Johnny Paul Koroma (1960 - June 1, 2003) was the head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council of Sierra Leone from May 1997 to February 1998. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Conteh was appointed ambassador of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council junta in 1997.^[3] The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) was the former military of Sierra Leone that merged into the rebel Revolutionary United Front in the late 1990s. ... Look up junta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Conteh, as the PLP candidate, placed sixth in the presidential election held on August 11, 2007, receiving 0.57% of the vote.^[4] Following the first round, on August 27 Conteh announced his party's support for second place candidate Solomon Berewa of the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) in the second round of the election. With the All People's Congress (APC) of Berewa's rival, Ernest Bai Koroma, having already won a majority in the parliamentary election held concurrently with the first round, Conteh said that there would be "a better balance" for the country if the presidency and parliament were controlled by different parties.^[5] Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Sierra Leone on 28 July 2007. ... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa (born 6 August 1938 in Bumpe Chiefdom, Bo District, Sierra Leone) is the current Vice-President of Sierra Leone and has been since May 2002. ... SLPP symbol, the palm-tree The Sierra Leone Peoples Party is the ruling political party in Sierra Leone. ... The All Peoples Congress is a political party in Sierra Leone. ... Ernest Bai Koroma (born October 2, 1953) is the 4th and current President of Sierra Leone. ...

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v • d • e Candidates in the 2007 Sierra Leonean presidential election Solomon Berewa • Ernest Bai Koroma • Abdul Kady Karim • Charles Margai • Kandeh Baba Conteh • Amadu Jalloh • Andrew Turay Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa (born 6 August 1938 in Bumpe Chiefdom, Bo District, Sierra Leone) is the current Vice-President of Sierra Leone and has been since May 2002. ... Ernest Bai Koroma (born October 2, 1953) is the 4th and current President of Sierra Leone. ... Charles Margai is a Sierra Leonean politician and leader of the Peoples Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) party, which was officially registered on 19 January 2006. ... Amadu Jalloh was a politician in Sierra Leone. ...