Peoples Party (Sierra Leone)
The Peoples Party of Sierra Leone was a political party formed by Lamina Sankoh in 1948. The party sought to unite the British Crown Colony of Freetown with the protectorate of Sierra Leone, which were governed separately until independence in 1961. The party merged with 2 other organizations ( and ) in 1951 to form the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), which is today one of the two major parties in the government of the country.
Sources[]
- History of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party at slpp.ws
- Biography of Lamina Sankoh and other early Sierra Leoneans
Categories:
- 1948 establishments in Sierra Leone
- Defunct political parties in Sierra Leone
- Political parties disestablished in 1951
- Political parties established in 1948
- West Africa political party stubs
- Sierra Leone stubs