John Karimu
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John Karimu (d. 1997) was a politician in Sierra Leone. He was the presidential candidate of the National Unity Party in the 1996 national elections. In that election, Karimu received just 5.3% of the national vote and lost easily to the current president, Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. In December 1996, Karimu accepted a position in the cabinet of Kabbah as the Secreteary of Finance. However, Karimu was eventually deposed, along with the rest of the government, when Major Johnny Paul Koroma overthrew the government on 25 May 1997.
[edit] Presidential Election Results
| Candidate (Party) | First Round (26-27 February 1996) |
Second Round (15 March 1996) |
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| Number of Votes | % of Votes | Number of Votes | % of Votes | ||
| Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (Sierra Leone People's Party) | 266,893 | 35.8% | 608,419 | 59.5% | |
| John Karefa-Smart (United National People's Party) | 168,666 | 22.6% | 414,335 | 40.5% | |
| Thaimu Bangura (People's Democratic Party) | 119,782 | 16.1% | - | - | |
| John Karimu (National Unity Party) | 39,617 | 5.3% | - | - | |
| Edward Turay (All People's Congress) | 38,316 | 5.1% | - | - | |
| Abu Aiah Koroma (Democratic Centre Party) | 36,779 | 4.9% | - | - | |
| Abass Bundu (People's Progressive Party) | 21,557 | 2.9% | - | - | |
| Amadu Jalloh (National Democratic Alliance) | 17,335 | 2.3% | - | - | |
| Edward Kargbo (Poeple's National Convention) | 15,798 | 2.1% | - | - | |
| Desmond Luke (National Unity Movement) | 7,918 | 1.1% | - | - | |
| Andrew Lungay (Social Democratic Party) | 5,202 | 0.7% | - | - | |
| Andrew Turay (National People's Party) | 3,925 | 0.5% | - | - | |
| Mohamed Sillah (National Alliance Democratic Party) | 3,723 | 0.5% | - | - | |
| Total Votes | 745,511 | 1,022,754 | |||
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