Tom Nyuma is a retired Sierra Leonean military commander and currently the chairman of Kailahun District

Kailahun District

Kailahun District is a district in the Eastern Province of Sierra Leone. Its capital and largest city is Kailahun. The other major towns in the district include Segbwema, Koindu, Pendembu and Daru. As of 2010, the district has a population of 395,957 ....

 council from the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party

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 (SLPP). He was elected as chairman of Kailahun District council on July 6, 2008 with 87% of the vote. Nyuma remains very popular in the Southern and Eastern regions of the country.

He was at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel

Lieutenant colonel

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 in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces

Military of Sierra Leone

The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces is the armed forces of Sierra Leone, responsible for the territorial security of Sierra Leone's border and defending the national interests of Sierra Leone, within the framework of its international obligations...

 before he retired. Nyuma was one of the young officers in the Sierra Leonean army that mastered and plan to ousted the currupted Joseph Saidu Momoh

Joseph Saidu Momoh

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 lead All People's Congress

All People's Congress

The All People's Congress is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other is the Sierra Leone People's Party . The party was founded in 1960 by Pa Mucktarru Kallay, Allieu Badarr Koroma,Alhaji Sheik Gibril Sesay C A Kamara-Taylor, S A T Koroma and Abu Bakarr S Bangura...

 (APC) government on April 29, 1992, and they established the National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC). During the NPRC administration Nyuma was the commander of the Eastern Province

Eastern Province, Sierra Leone

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. He is a member of the Kissi

Kissi people

Kissi people is an ethnic group living in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. They speak the Kissi language, which is a Niger–Congo language. They are well known for making baskets and weaving on vertical looms.-Economy:...

 ethnic group and an alum of Ohio State University

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in Columbus, Ohio U.S.A.