Edward Turay
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Edward Mohammed Turay is a politician in Sierra Leone
. He was leader of the All People's Congress
(APC) from 1996 until 2002. He contested the 1996 national election for president; however, Turay lost the election after gaining just 5.1% of the first round of voting, good enough for fifth place. Ernest Bai Koroma
has since taken over as parliamentary leader and presidential candidate of the APC, beginning in 2002. Turay is now a member of parliament from the Bombali District
as well as a lawyer
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He was re-elected to parliament from Bombali District's Constituency 33 in the August 2007 parliamentary election
, receiving 73.2% of the vote. On September 25, 2007, when the members of parliament were sworn in, Turay was appointed as the Leader of the Majority Party, in which position he is also Leader of Government Business.
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...
. He was leader of the All People's Congress
All People's Congress
The All People's Congress is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other is the Sierra Leone People's Party . The party was founded in 1960 by Pa Mucktarru Kallay, Allieu Badarr Koroma,Alhaji Sheik Gibril Sesay C A Kamara-Taylor, S A T Koroma and Abu Bakarr S Bangura...
(APC) from 1996 until 2002. He contested the 1996 national election for president; however, Turay lost the election after gaining just 5.1% of the first round of voting, good enough for fifth place. Ernest Bai Koroma
Ernest Bai Koroma
Ernest Bai Koroma is the fourth and current President of Sierra Leone. He was sworn in as President on 17 September 2007 at the State House in the capital Freetown, shortly after being declared the winner of a tense run-off in the 2007 Sierra Leone presidential election with 54.6% of the vote over...
has since taken over as parliamentary leader and presidential candidate of the APC, beginning in 2002. Turay is now a member of parliament from the Bombali District
Bombali District
Bombali District is district in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. It's capital and largest city is Makeni, which is also the fifth largest city in Sierra Leone and the largest city in the north. The other major towns in the district include Kamakwie, Kamabai, Masingbi and Binkolo...
as well as a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
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He was re-elected to parliament from Bombali District's Constituency 33 in the August 2007 parliamentary election
Sierra Leonean general election, 2007
Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Sierra Leone on 11 August 2007. Seven candidates competed in the first round of the presidential election; no candidate received the necessary 55% of the vote to win in the first round, and a second round was held between the top two candidates,...
, receiving 73.2% of the vote. On September 25, 2007, when the members of parliament were sworn in, Turay was appointed as the Leader of the Majority Party, in which position he is also Leader of Government Business.