Republic of Sierra Leone - Revision history

Ledlecreeper27: End of civil war

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End of civil war

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	The [[Revolutionary United Front Party]] (RUFP) was founded in the 1980s to overthrow Sierra Leone's [[Neocolonialism\|neocolonial]] government and put its diamonds under native control. By the late 1990s, the RUFP controlled much of the country. After negotiations in Abidjan, [[Republic of Côte d'Ivoire\|Ivory Coast]], Sierra Leone agreed to form a coalition government with the RUFP leader [[Foday Sankoh]]. The West rejected this agreement and imposed rigged elections won by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] puppet [[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]].<ref name=":0" />		The [[Revolutionary United Front Party]] (RUFP) was founded in the 1980s to overthrow Sierra Leone's [[Neocolonialism\|neocolonial]] government and put its diamonds under native control. By the late 1990s, the RUFP controlled much of the country. After negotiations in Abidjan, [[Republic of Côte d'Ivoire\|Ivory Coast]], Sierra Leone agreed to form a coalition government with the RUFP leader [[Foday Sankoh]]. The West rejected this agreement and imposed rigged elections won by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] puppet [[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]].<ref name=":0" />

	Kabbah sent his British-funded [[Kamajors\|secret police]] to burn pro-RUFP villages and behead their inhabitants. After the military overthrew him, ECOMOG ([[Economic Community of West African States\|ECOWAS]] Monitoring Force) created a land and water blockade and bombed all ships trying to bring in humanitarian supplies. The [[Bill Clinton\|Clinton]] regime [[Economic sanctions\|sanctioned]] Sierra Leone.<ref name=":0" />		Kabbah sent his British-funded [[Kamajors\|secret police]] to burn pro-RUFP villages and behead their inhabitants. After the military overthrew him, ECOMOG ([[Economic Community of West African States\|ECOWAS]] Monitoring Force) created a land and water blockade and bombed all ships trying to bring in humanitarian supplies. The [[Bill Clinton\|Clinton]] regime [[Economic sanctions\|sanctioned]] Sierra Leone until Kabbah returned to power.<ref name=":0" />

			After Kabbah's rule was restored, the British sent pro-[[apartheid]] [[Republic of South Africa\|South African]] mercenaries to defend his regime. Foday Sankoh died in prison under the neocolonial regime.<ref name=":0" />

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Ledlecreeper27: Civil War

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Civil War

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Sierra Leone\|image_flag=Flag of Sierra Leone.svg.png\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Sierra Leone.svg.png\|capital=Freetown\|mode_of_production=Capitalism\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Julius Maada Bio]]\|image_map=Sierra Leone (orthographic projection).svg.png\|image_map_size=220px\|area_km2=71,740\|population_estimate=8,908,040\|population_estimate_year=2023}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Republic of Sierra Leone\|native_name=Ripɔblik fɔ Siera Liɔn\|image_flag=Flag of Sierra Leone.svg.png\|image_coat=Coat of arms of Sierra Leone.svg.png\|capital=Freetown\|mode_of_production=Capitalism\|government_type=Unitary presidential republic\|leader_title1=President\|leader_name1=[[Julius Maada Bio]]\|image_map=Sierra Leone (orthographic projection).svg.png\|image_map_size=220px\|official_languages=English\|recognized_national_languages=Krio\|area_km2=71,740\|population_estimate=8,908,040\|population_estimate_year=2023}}

	'''Sierra Leone''', officially the '''Republic of Sierra Leone''' is an [[Africa\|African]] country on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] bordered by [[Republic of Liberia\|Liberia]] and [[Republic of Guinea\|Guinea]].		'''Sierra Leone''', officially the '''Republic of Sierra Leone''', is an [[Africa\|African]] country on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] bordered by [[Republic of Liberia\|Liberia]] and [[Republic of Guinea\|Guinea]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Jeremy Kuzmarov\|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]\|title=“Humanitarian Intervention” in Sierra Leone that Was Heralded as a Model in Western Media Was Really Another Horror Show\|date=2024-11-25\|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2024/11/25/humanitarian-intervention-in-sierra-leone-that-was-heralded-as-a-model-in-western-media-was-really-another-horror-show/}}</ref>

			== History ==

			=== Civil War ===
			The [[Revolutionary United Front Party]] (RUFP) was founded in the 1980s to overthrow Sierra Leone's [[Neocolonialism\|neocolonial]] government and put its diamonds under native control. By the late 1990s, the RUFP controlled much of the country. After negotiations in Abidjan, [[Republic of Côte d'Ivoire\|Ivory Coast]], Sierra Leone agreed to form a coalition government with the RUFP leader [[Foday Sankoh]]. The West rejected this agreement and imposed rigged elections won by the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\|British]] puppet [[Ahmad Tejan Kabbah]].<ref name=":0" />

			Kabbah sent his British-funded [[Kamajors\|secret police]] to burn pro-RUFP villages and behead their inhabitants. After the military overthrew him, ECOMOG ([[Economic Community of West African States\|ECOWAS]] Monitoring Force) created a land and water blockade and bombed all ships trying to bring in humanitarian supplies. The [[Bill Clinton\|Clinton]] regime [[Economic sanctions\|sanctioned]] Sierra Leone.<ref name=":0" />

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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Sierra Leone|image_flag=Flag of Sierra Leone.svg.png|image_coat=Coat of arms of Sierra Leone.svg.png|capital=Freetown|mode_of_production=Capitalism|government_type=Unitary presidential republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Julius Maada Bio]]|image_map=Sierra Leone (orthographic projection).svg.png|image_map_size=220px|area_km2=71,740|population_estimate=8,908,040|population_estimate_year=2023}}

'''Sierra Leone''', officially the '''Republic of Sierra Leone''' is an [[Africa|African]] country on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] bordered by [[Republic of Liberia|Liberia]] and [[Republic of Guinea|Guinea]].
[[Category:Countries]]
[[Category:African countries]]