On 8 November, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio. They discussed a number of investment projects in this country. Kirsan Nikolaevich thanked the leadership of Sierra Leone for their hospitality and constructive approach to the possibilities of cooperation.
Recall that in 2005-2017, Julius Maada Bio founded several business enterprises, as well as the Maada and Fatima Bio Foundation. In addition, he is actively engaged in scientific activities, he has published a number of articles on international issues in the Guardian and the Huffington Post. Julius Maada Bio is a welcome guest at the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), where he gives lectures.
In the presidential election in 2018, Julius Maada Bio won a landslide victory. He promised his voters free primary and secondary education, affordable housing, diversifying the economy, and strengthening fiscal discipline. Julius Maada Bio has the military rank of brigadier general.
