Isata Dora Bangura is a Sierra Leonean educator and politician. She was the running mate of presidential candidate

Charles Margai Charles Francis Kondo Margai (born 19 August 1945) is a Sierra Leonean politician and constitutional lawyer who served as Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Sierra Leone in 2018. Margai is a former candidate for the office of Presiden ...

in Sierra Leone's 2018 general election. She is the second woman to run for the office of vice-president in Sierra Leonean history.

Early life

Bangura is from north-east region of

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is . It has a tropical climate and envi ...

. She began her teaching career in 1976. In 2018, she left the teaching profession to run for political office.

Political career

In 2006, Bangura joined the People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) party which was formed as the result of a schism between

and his supporters and the

Sierra Leone People's Party The Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with its main political rival the All People's Congress (APC). It has been the ruling party in Sierra Leone since 4 April 2018. The SLPP d ...

. She distinguished herself as an advocate for women's issues.

2018 election

In 2018, she became the party nominee for vice-president of Sierra Leone and ran alongside presidential candidate

in the general election. The presidential campaign struggled to gain traction as many Sierra Leonean's resented Margai for supporting

Ernest Bai Koroma Ernest Bai Koroma (born 2 October 1953) is a Sierra Leonean politician who served as the fourth President of Sierra Leone from 17 September 2007 to 4 April 2018. Born and raised in Makeni in northern Sierra Leone, Koroma spent more than 24 y ...

and the

All People's Congress The All People's Congress (APC) is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other being its main political rival the Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP). The APC has been the main opposition party in Sierra Leone since 4 Ap ...

in the 2012 general elections. The PMDC won 0.4% of the vote and were unable to win any seats in parliament.

References

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