1. Kadi Sesay was born on 4 March 1949 and is a Sierra Leonean politician, feminist, pro-democracy advocate and the vice presidential candidate of the Sierra Leone People's Party.
14 Facts About Kadi Sesay
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Kadi Sesay served as Sierra Leone Minister of Trade and Industry from 2002 to 2007.
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Kadi Sesay is the mother of CNN International news anchor Isha Sesay.
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Kadi Sesay was born on 4 March 1949 in Rotifunk, Moyamba District, in Southern Sierra Leone, then a British Crown Colony, to parents from the Temne ethnic group from rural chieftaincy town of Rhombe, Lokomasama Chiefdom, Port Loko District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.
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Kadi Sesay received her primary education from the EUB Primary School in Rotifunk, Moyamba District.
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Kadi Sesay was a lecturer at Fourah Bay College for 20 years and became Head of the English Department.
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Kadi Sesay spent 6 years chairperson for the National Commission for Democracy and Human Rights.
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Kadi Sesay is the first woman in Sierra Leonean history to head a national commission.
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Kadi Sesay left this post to serve as Minister of Development and Economic Planning which she did for 3 years.
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Kadi Sesay is the first woman to run for the office of vice-president in the history of Sierra Leone.
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Kadi Sesay has championed local campaigns for more women to participate in politics.
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Kadi Sesay is currently the running mate of the opposition party for the 2012 General Elections.
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Kadi Sesay is a widow and the mother of three adult children.
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Kadi Sesay is the mother of CNN International news anchor Isha Sesay.