Name Solomon Berewa Solomon Berewa
Surname Berewa
First Names Solomon Ekuma Dominic
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Country of Birth Sierra Leone
Positions
From To Organisation Position
2007   Sierra Leone People's Party Presidential Candidate
2006 2007 Office of the President Vice-President
1996 2002 Ministry of Justice and Attorney General Attorney-General & Minister of Justice
1996 1999   Leader of Peace Talks 1996 and 1999
1982 1982   Special Prosecutor, The Gambia
1980 1996 Betts & Berewa Solicitos Founding Partner
1973 1980   Law Officer
1970 1973   Student
1968 1968 University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Student
1966 1970 Government of Sierra Leone Cooperative Officer
1963 1966   Teacher
1958 1963 University of Sierra Leone Student
1953 1958 Christ the King College Foundation Student
1948 1953 Catholic Primary School Pupil
Date of Birth 6 Aug 1938
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Notes NAME : Solomon Ekuma Dominic Berewa
DATE OF BIRTH: 6th August, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH: Yengema, Bumpe Chiefdom, Bo District
MARITAL STATUS: Married with 5 Children: Annie, Solomon Jr., Edwin Augustine, Martin and Francis
EDUCATION: Catholic Primary School, Serabu 1948 - 1953
Christ the King College, Bo
Bo as a foundation student 1953 - 1958
Fourah Bay College,
University of Sierra Leone 1958 - 1963
Stanford Hall
Loughborough Cooperative
College, England 1966 - 1967
University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 1968
Inns of Court School of Law,
London 1970 - 1973
POSTGRADUATE QUALIFICATION:
B.A. (Dunelm)
Certificate in Cooperation, Loughborough College
Barrister-at-Law (B.L.) (Inner Temple)
(Honours Student)
Prizes in Bar Final Examinations in Private International Law
(Conflict of Laws) awarded by Council of Legal Education, and
in Law of International Trade, awarded by Inner Temple
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Teacher - 1963 - 1966
Cooperative officer,
Government of Sierra Leone - 1966 - 1970
Law Officer - 1973 - 1980
Founding Partner and Partner
In Law Firm of Betts & Berewa -
(Solicitors) 1980 - 1996
Special Prosecutor, Republic of
The Gambia - 1982
Attorney-General & Minister of Justice - 1996 - 2002
Leader of Peace Talks between
Government of Sierra Leone and RUF
In Abidjan 1996, and in Lome Togo, - 1999
Vice President of the Republic of
Sierra Leone - May, 2002
TRAVELING EXPERIENCE: Traveled extensively
HOBBY: Playing Church Organ Music
Record last updated on 30 AUG 2007