Salako Benka-Coker
Sir Salako Benka-Coker | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Sierra Leone | |
| In office 1960–1963 | |
| Preceded by | Vahe Robert Bairamian |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Bankole Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Salako Benka-Coker 1900 |
| Died | 1965 |
| Profession | Jurist, Justice |
Sir Salako Ambrosius Benka-Coker (1900–1965) was a Sierra Leonean judge of the Supreme Court and the first African to hold the position of Chief Justice of the newly independent state. He was awarded a Knighthood of the British Empire in 1961.