Dr. John Albert Musselman Karefa-Smart (June 17, 1915 – August 26, 2010) was a politician

Politician

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 from Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

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 and leader of the United National People's Party

United National People's Party

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. He was an ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church

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An ethnic Sherbro

Sherbro people

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, Karefa-Smart was educated at the E.U.B. Primary School, in Moyamba District

Moyamba District

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 and the Albert Academy

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 in Freetown

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. He received his B.A.

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 from Fourah Bay College

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 in Freetown in 1936. Four years later in 1940, he received his B.S.

Bachelor of Science

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 from Otterbein College in Westerville

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, Ohio

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, United States

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 in 1940.