John Amadu Bangura

Brigadier

John Amadu Bangura

CBE
Brigadier; John Amadu Bangura; CBE
Birth name	John Amadu Bangura
Born	8 March 1930; Kalangba, Karene Chiefdom, Bombali District, British Sierra Leone
Died	29 March 1970 (aged 40); Freetown, Sierra Leone
Buried	Kissy Road, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Allegiance	Sierra Leone
Years of service	1950–1970
Rank	Brigadier General; Commander; Lieutenant-Colonel; Major; Captain;
Commands held	First Battalion, Royal Sierra Leone Regiment; First Sierra Leone Contingent, Congo Operations of the United Nations Organization;
Awards	Commander, Order of the British Empire (Military Division) (C.B.E.)
Spouse(s)	Jamila Bangura
Children	8
Relations	Solomon G. Seisay (cousin); Tinga Seisay (cousin);

Brigadier John Amadu Bangura, CBE (8 March 1930 – 29 March 1970) was a Sierra Leonean who served as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces from 1968 to 1970. Prior to this in 1967, he served as the Sierra Leonean Ambassador of to the United States. He was the acting Governor-General of Sierra Leone from 18 April 1968 until 22 April 1968. He led the Sergeants' Coup in 1968 that successfully re-instated civilian rule in Sierra Leone.

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