Berewa was born in 1938 in
Bumpe Chiefdom,
Bo District. Under President
Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, Berewa was
Attorney-General and
Minister of Justice from 1996 to 1997, when the government was ousted in a coup. After Kabbah was restored to power, Berewa was Attorney-General and Minister of Justice again from 1998 to May 2002. He then became vice-president. At the SLPP's national convention in
Makeni on September 3–4, 2005, Berewa was selected by the SLPP as its leader and its 2007 presidential candidate. He received 291 votes, while
Charles Margai received 34,
Julius Maada Bio received 33, and
J. B. Dauda received 28. In the first round of the 2007 presidential election, held on August 11, Berewa took second place with 38.3% of the vote, behind Koroma, the candidate of the opposition APC, who won 44.3%. A second-round between Berewa and Koroma was held on September 8, and on September 17 Koroma was declared the winner, with 54.6% of the vote against 45.4% for Berewa. and Koroma was sworn in later on the same day at a ceremony at which Berewa was present. In keeping with the SLPP constitution, which requires its leader to resign if the party loses a national election under his leadership, Berewa resigned as party leader on October 17, 2007. ==References==