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Julius Maada Bio

President of Sierra Leone, 2018 to present

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A retired brigadier who briefly led a 1996 junta and now serves as elected president, known for free primary and secondary schooling and a 2024 ban on child marriage.

Julius Maada Bio sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are leaning religious on religion, leaning authoritarian on liberty and authority and leaning institutional on institutions.

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Where Julius Maada Bio sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Julius Maada Bio

One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…99%CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…98%Christian democracyBlends Christian social teaching, a social market economy and European cooperation.98%CommunitarianismStresses community bonds, shared values and civic duty over pure individualism.97%

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