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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 ...
The Sierra Leone Civil War began on March 23, 1991. The Revolutionary United Front, supported by the National Patriotic Front of Liberia, attempted to overthrow the Joseph Momoh government. This attempt resulted in the Sierra Leone Civil War, that lasted 11 years, leaving over 50,000 dead. [1]
The Small Boys Unit (SBU) was a group of children who were forcibly recruited by the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) as militants during the Sierra Leone Civil War. The war began in 1991, when the RUF desired to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond mines, a major source of revenue for the country. In 1998, 25% of the ...
Sierra Leonean Civil War (1991–2002) Sierra Leone. SLA [1] CDF [2] United Kingdom Guinea ECOMOG Forces Executive Outcomes Supported by: United States Belarus [3] UNAMSIL. RUF AFRC West Side Boys Liberia. NPFL; Supported by: Libya Burkina Faso Moldova [4] Commonwealth victory: Mali War (2012–present) Mali France Germany Chad Nigeria Sierra ...
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).
Sierra Leone is mining sand from its renowned beaches to fuel a construction boom, leaving the country especially vulnerable to rising sea levels. War-torn Sierra Leone rebuilds, sacrificing its ...
1991 2002 Sierra Leone Civil War Sierra Leone Kamajors South African Mercenaries Nigerian-led ECOMOG Group United Kingdom: Revolutionary United Front Armed Forces Revolutionary Council West Side Boys Liberia: 1991 1995 Croatian War of Independence. Part of the Yugoslav Wars Croatia. Supported by: Albania Hungary Germany Poland