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🇸🇱 Julius Maada Bio
President of Sierra Leone since April 4, 2018
How long has Julius Maada Bio been in office?
As of August 31, 2026, Julius Maada Bio has been in office for 3,071 days as President of Sierra Leone, with no scheduled end date. There is no scheduled end date to count down to. Sierra Leone is classified as an electoral autocracy: elections are held, but they rarely change who is in charge.
3,071 days in office. No fixed end date has been scheduled yet.
How long do leaders of Sierra Leone usually stay in office?
Sierra Leone has had 7 leaders in the office we track since 1971. A completed tenure has averaged 2,465 days (about 6.7 years), and the longest was Siaka Stevens at 5,335 days. Julius Maada Bio has served 3,071 days so far, 25% longer than that average. The previous officeholder, Ernest Bai Koroma, served 3,852 days. Sierra Leone is classified as an electoral autocracy.
Key facts
| Role | President of Sierra Leone |
|---|---|
| Political system | Electoral autocracy (Regimes of the World, 2025) |
| Party | Sierra Leone People's Party |
| Born | May 12, 1964 (age 62) |
| Took office | April 4, 2018 (aged 53) |
| Term ends | No fixed date |
| Officeholder no. | 8th President of Sierra Leone |
| Preceded by | Ernest Bai Koroma |
| Vs. average | 3,071 days served — 25% longer than the historical average of 2,465 days (so far) |
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