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General elections were held in Sierra Leone in May 1957. A total of 39 seats were up for election, whilst another 12 paramount chiefs were indirectly elected.
The Sierra Leone People's Party led by Milton Margai won a majority of the elected seats, and gained the support of all 12 chiefs and eight of the ten independents. Margai led the country to independence in 1961.
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Sierra Leonean general election, 1957 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA