- Albert Joe Demby
Albert Joe Demby (b. 1934 in
Gerihun ,Kenema District ) is aSierra Leone an politician and a member of theSierra Leone People's Party . He served as theVice President of Sierra Leone from29 March ,1996 to25 May 1997 , when the administration was overhrown by a military junta. After the junta was deposed in 1997, he continued his term until 1999, when he was dropped from vice presidency byAhmad Tejan Kabbah in favor ofFoday Sankoh . Vice presidency was stripped from Sankoh in 2000, and Demby took his place once again. Kabbah's term ended in 2002 and Demby was succeeded as vice president bySolomon Berewa , who was then the country'sMinister of Justice andAttorney-General . Like Berewa, Joe Demby is from the Mende ethnic group.External links
* http://www.justicetribune.com/index.php?page=v2_article&id=2759
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