{"id":"milton-margai","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/milton-margai","language":"en","name":"Milton Margai","name_en":"Milton Margai","name_ne":null,"description":"Sierra Leonean politician (1895-1964)","headline":"Sierra Leonean politician (1895-1964)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Sir Milton Augustus Strieby Margai was a Sierra Leonean physician and politician who served as the country's head of government from 1954 until his death in 1964. He was titled chief minister from 1954 to 1960, and then prime minister from 1961 onwards. Margai studied medicine in England, and upon returning to his homeland became a prominent public health campaigner. He entered politics as the founder and inaugural leader of the Sierra Leone People's Party. Margai oversaw Sierra Leone's transition to independence, which occurred in 1961. He died in office aged 68, and was succeeded as prime minister by his brother Albert. Margai enjoyed the support of Sierra Leoneans across classes, who respected his moderate style, friendly demeanor, and political savvy.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"7 December 1895","date":"1895-12-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Freetown","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"28 April 1964","date":"1964-04-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Freetown","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3780"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Sierra Leone","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1044"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"head of government","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2285706"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Sierra Leone People's Party","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2033938"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Newcastle University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q837164"},{"text":"Fourah Bay College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1506926"},{"text":"Albert Academy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4709600"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"chief minister (1954–1961)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1670755","start":"1954","end":"1961-04-27"},{"text":"Minister of Health of Sierra Leone","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112666898"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Margai","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Milton Margai born?","a":"Milton Margai was born on 7 December 1895 in Freetown."},{"q":"What positions has Milton Margai held?","a":"Positions held by Milton Margai include: chief minister (1954–1961); Minister of Health of Sierra Leone."},{"q":"Where did Milton Margai study?","a":"Milton Margai was educated at Newcastle University, Fourah Bay College, Albert Academy."}],"related":[{"name":"Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/robert-llewellyn-bradshaw"},{"name":"Luiza Helena de Bairros","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/luiza-helena-de-bairros"},{"name":"Ahmad Tejan Kabbah","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmad-tejan-kabbah"},{"name":"Andrew Juxon-Smith","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/andrew-juxon-smith"},{"name":"David Lansana","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-lansana"},{"name":"Ernest Bai Koroma","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ernest-bai-koroma"},{"name":"Johnny Paul Koroma","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/johnny-paul-koroma"},{"name":"Joseph Saidu Momoh","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-saidu-momoh"},{"name":"Julius Maada Bio","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/julius-maada-bio"},{"name":"Siaka Stevens","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/siaka-stevens"},{"name":"Valentine Strasser","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/valentine-strasser"},{"name":"Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/yvonne-aki-sawyerr"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/milton-margai-b89249fab4.jpg","width":500,"height":500,"license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","credit":"Kratzbyrste","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sierra_Leone_1964_Half_Cent_Obv.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Milton Margai","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Margai","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q879302","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879302","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Sierra Leone 1964 Half Cent Obv.jpg by Kratzbyrste (CC BY-SA 3.0)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sierra_Leone_1964_Half_Cent_Obv.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Milton Margai, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sierra Leone 1964 Half Cent Obv.jpg — Kratzbyrste, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Milton Margai\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/milton-margai. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T12:00:53Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/milton-margai","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/milton-margai","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/milton-margai?lang=ne"}}