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The phrase encapsulates his journey since the civil war in Sierra Leone. From 1991 to 2002, conflict in the West African country created some 28,000 amputees like him. Amputation by machete was ...
The Amputees and War Wounded Association (AWWA) is a self-help organization based in Murray Town, Sierra Leone.Founded in 2002 by war victim Alhaji Lamin Jusu Jarka, the aim of the organization is to support the victims of the civil war, specifically those that had the forced Amputation or were otherwise wounded in the conflict, and lobby the government on their behalf.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. 1991–2002 war in West Africa Sierra Leone Civil War Part of spillover of the First and Second Liberian Civil Wars Date 23 March 1991 – 18 January 2002 (10 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 5 days) Location Sierra Leone Result Commonwealth victory Belligerents Sierra Leone SLA (before and ...
It is an account of the victims of the Sierra Leone Civil War and depicts the most brutal period with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels capturing the capital city (January 1999). In the 2005 movie Lord of War, the protagonist played by Nicolas Cage sells weapons to the RUF.
It has been extensively used in the context of deliberate amputations as seen in the atrocities of the Sierra Leone civil war. [citation needed] In the Western world, the Krukenberg procedure is usually reserved for blind patients with bilateral amputations, because it can provide the patient with tactile sensation. [7] [8]
However, there existed no provable connections to the main rebel group in Sierra Leone, the Revolutionary United Front. Frequently the subject of British media, due in part to their kidnapping of British soldiers and their flamboyant character, as reported by the BBC : "They were known for wearing bizarre clothing – women's wigs and flip ...
Foday Saybana Sankoh (17 October 1937 – 29 July 2003) was a Sierra Leonean rebel leader who was the founder and commander of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group, which was supported by Charles Taylor-led NPFL in the 11-year-long Sierra Leone Civil War, starting in 1991 and ending in 2002. An estimated 50,000 people were killed ...
The Civil Defense Forces (CDF) was a paramilitary organization that fought in the Sierra Leone Civil War (1991–2002). It supported the elected government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah against the rebel groups Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC).