Sierra Leonean legislative election, 1957
- Sierra Leonean legislative election, 1957
Elections for the Legislative Council were held in Sierra Leone in May 1957. 39 seats were up for election, whilst another 12 paramount chiefs were indirectly elected.
The Sierra Leone People's Party led by Milton Margai won a majority of the elected seats, and gained the support of all 12 chiefs and eight of the ten independents. [Bundu, A. (2001) [http://books.google.com/books?id=RAjAnZwNxhcC&pg=PA32&dq=sierra+leone+election+1957&as_brr=3&sig=R5LQTyO27ui3ZQsbn5DKQkXqUFA#PPA32,M1 Democracy by Force?: A Study of International Military Intervention in Sierra Leone 1991-2000] p32] Margai led the country to independence in 1961.
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