title: 1961 in Sierra Leone
text: # 1961 in Sierra Leone
  
  The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Sierra Leone.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Elizabeth II (starting 27 April)
  * Governor-General: Maurice Henry Dorman (starting 27 April)
  * Prime Minister: Milton Margai (starting 27 April)
  
  ## Events
  
  ### April
  
  * April 27 - Sierra Leone gains its independence from Britain as a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Sierra Leone.
  