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2. Freetown - Wikipedia

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   Freetown (Krio: Fritɔun) is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone.It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean and is located in the Western Area of the country. . Freetown is Sierra Leone's major urban, economic, financial, cultural, educational and political centre, as it is the seat of the Government of Sierra

3. Timeline of Freetown - Wikipedia

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   Freetown, 2009. 2002 Sierra Leone Civil War ends. Special Court for Sierra Leone and Kallon Football Club established. 2003 - 14 April: Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Sierra Leone) convenes. [5] 2004 Winstanley Bankole Johnson becomes mayor. Population: 772,873. 2005 - Njala University College established. [36] 2010 - Population: 945,423 ...

4. Sierra Leone - Wikipedia

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   The Freetown International Airport located in the coastal town of Lungi in Northern Sierra Leone is the primary airport for domestic and international travel to or from Sierra Leone. Passengers cross the river to Aberdeen or Kissy in Freetown by passenger ferry.

5. Western Area - Wikipedia

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   The Western Area or Freetown Peninsula (formerly the Colony of Sierra Leone) is one of five principal divisions of Sierra Leone. It comprises the oldest city and national capital Freetown and its surrounding towns and countryside. It covers an area of 1,310 km 2 and has a population of 1,447,271.

6. Sierra Leone repels attack by 'renegade soldiers' on Freetown ...

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   FREETOWN (Reuters) -Sierra Leone said it had pushed "renegade soldiers" who attempted to break into a military armoury in Freetown during the early hours of Sunday back to the outskirts of the ...

7. Cotton Tree (Sierra Leone) - Wikipedia

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   The Cotton Tree was a kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) that was a historic symbol of Freetown, the capital city of Sierra Leone.The Cotton Tree gained importance in 1792 when a group of formerly enslaved African Americans, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American Revolutionary War, settled the site of modern Freetown.