Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah ( February 16 , 1932 -- March 13 , 2014 ) was the third President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007 .
Alhaji Ahmad Tejan Kabbah ( February 16 , 1932 -- March 13 , 2014 ) was a Sierra Leonean politician , economist and lawyer . He was the third President of Sierra Leone from 1996 to 1997 and again from 1998 to 2007 .