David Lansana, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

David Lansana

Sierra Leonean politician

Date of Birth: 27-Feb-1922

Place of Birth: Baiima, Southern Province, Sierra Leone

Date of Death: 19-Jun-1975

Profession: politician

Nationality: Sierra Leone

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About David Lansana

  • Brigadier David Lansana (22 March 1922 – 19 July 1975) was the first indigenous Force Commander of the Sierra Leone Military during the colonial era.
  • After Sierra Leone became independent, he served as Military AttachĂ© to the United States. Lansana was one of the most distinguished officers in the history of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces.
  • He was one of the first Sierra Leoneans to train at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Berkshire, United Kingdom. Through his marriage to Komeh Gulama Lansana, the daughter of Paramount Chief Julius Gulama of Kaiyamba Chiefdom he was a relative of Paramount Chief Ella Koblo Gulama and her husband Paramount Chief Bai Koblo Pathbana II, two of the nation's most influential politicians. On 21 March 1967, Lansana staged the first coup d'Ă©tat in the history of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
  • Lansana was charged with treason, tried and found guilty.
  • He was executed on 19 July 1975.

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