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  1. 1937- . Sierra Leone soldier and politician,
  2. president from 1985. An army officer who
  3. became commander 1983, with the rank of
  4. major-general, he succeeded Siaka Stevens as
  5. president when he retired; Momoh was endorsed
  6. by Sierra Leone's one political party, the
  7. All-People's Congress. He has dissociated
  8. himself from the policies of his predecessor,
  9. pledging to fight corruption and improve the
  10. economy.
  11.