Foday Sankoh - Death

Death

Sankoh died of complications arising from a stroke whilst awaiting trial. In a statement by the UN backed war crimes court, chief prosecutor David Crane said that Sankoh's death granted him "a peaceful end that he denied to so many others."

Political offices
Preceded by
Albert Joe Demby
Vice President of Sierra Leone
1999-2000
Succeeded by
Albert Joe Demby

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