Thaimu Bangura was a politician from Sierra Leone

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 a government minister from 1980-82 and again from 1996-1999. From 1991-1999, Bangura was the National Leader of the People's Democratic Party

People's Democratic Party (Sierra Leone)

The People's Democratic Party is a political party in Sierra Leone.At the last elections, 14 May 2002, the party won 1.0 % of popular votes and no seats....

 of Sierra Leone as well as their presidential candidate in the 1996 elections

Elections in Sierra Leone

Elections in Sierra Leone gives information on election and election results in Sierra Leone.Sierra Leone elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...

. In that election, Bangura finished 3rd behind winner and current president Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

Ahmad Tejan Kabbah

Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah served as President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007.He worked for the United Nations Development Programme and returned to Sierra Leone in 1992...

 of the SLPP and John Karefa-Smart

John Karefa-Smart

Dr. John Albert Musselman Karefa-Smart was a politician from Sierra Leone and leader of the United National People's Party. He was an ordained Elder of the United Methodist Church.-Education:...

 of the UNPP with 16.07% of the initial round of voting http://africanelections.tripod.com/sl.html#1996_Presidential_Election.