Desmond Edgar Fashole Luke was a former politician and lawyer in Sierra Leone.
10 Facts About Desmond Luke
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In March 1998, Desmond Luke was appointed to replace Samuel Beccles-Davies as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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Desmond Luke was an alumnus of Cambridge University and Oxford University.
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Desmond Luke was a strong supporter of Kabbah's government-in-exile after the 1997 coup by Johnny Paul Koroma.
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Desmond Luke attended the Prince of Wales Secondary School in Freetown for two years, before going to England in 1949 to continue his education at King's College, Taunton, Somerset.
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Desmond Luke continued his studies at Magdalene College, Cambridge University, earning an MA in Law.
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In 1973, Desmond Luke was appointed Foreign Minister, which post he held for two years.
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Desmond Luke subsequently held the post of Minister of Health for a year, after which he left the government though remained in Parliament until 1983.
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Desmond Luke later set up the National Unity Movement, to advocate constitutional reforms, and under the NUM banner contested, and lost, the 1996 elections.
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Desmond Luke was appointed Chief Justice in 1998, from which position he retired in 2002.