Social Studies-(Sierra Leone Civil War)

1961-1971

1981-1991

2011-2021

2001-2011

1971-1981

1991-2001

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2012

2014-2016

From 2014-2016, Sierra Leone had an Ebola epidemic (like much of West Africa) but, it has now been declared over.

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The Sierra Leone war crimes court in The Hague concludes its work with the conviction of Charles Taylor of aiding and abetting war crimes in the Civil War.

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The First elections since the end of the civil warae held without the oversight of the UN.

In that election, President Koroma wins a second term.

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1999

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1991

1996

1961

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2005

-Valentine Strasser is ousted in military coup by his defence minister, Brig Julius Maada Bio.

-Ahmad Tejan Kabbah elected president in February, signs peace accord with Sankoh's rebels in November.

Rebels backing RUF leader Foday Sankoh seize parts of the captial Freetown from Ecomog.

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After many weeks of horrible fighting they are driven out, leaving behind 5,000 dead and a devastated city.

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The Civil War started in 1991

-The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) began capturing cities on the border with Liberia in a campaign against Momoh

-September a new constitution was adopted, allowing for a multi party system

1997

• UN Security Council starts a UN assistance program going from 2006 onward

The last UN peacekeeping troops leave Sierra Leone, after five years

Sierra Leone becomes independent from Britain

1992

1978

A ceasefire is created-leaving some in Freetown Optimistic that the war may soon be over

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1985

In 1992 the president (Momoh) was ousted in a military coup lead by Capt Valentine Strasser, who then held the first multi-party elections since 1967

• Peace deal unravels.
• President Kabbah is outsted by army in May.
• Maj Johnny Paul Koroma, in prison awaiting the outcome of a treason trial, leads the military junta - the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC).
• Koroma suspends the constitution, bans demonstrations and abolishes political parties.
• The UN imposes sanctions on Sierra Leone, but a British Company still supplies the rebels with weapons

Six weeks of talks in Lome a peace agreement is reached. In it The government assures the rebels they will not be tried for War Crimes

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1967

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2004

Military coup deposes Premier Siaka Stevens' government.

2002

1968

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2009

The war crimes trials begin

Siaka Stevens returns to power at the head of the government after a second military coup

UN-backed Special Court winds down after seven years investigating civil war atrocities. The remaining case, the trial of Charles Taylor, continues

-The War is declared over.-

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-UN mission says disarmament of 45,000 fighters is complete.

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-The Government and the UN agree to set up war crimes court.-

A New constitution says that Sierra Leone a one-party state with the All People's Congress as the sole legal political party.

1971

Sierra Leone declared a republic, Stevens becomes executive president.

Maj-Gen Joseph Saidu Momoh becomes president after Stevens's retirement.

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2000

2001

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2007

• Start of former Liberian President Charles Taylor's war crimes trial in The Hague, where he is accused of instigating part of the conflict in Sierra Leone.
• Sierra Leone's special war crimes court in Freetown delivers its first verdicts, finding three military leaders guilty.
• Ernest Bai Koroma wins the presidency and his party, the All People's Congress, wins a majority in parliament.

• Government postpones (until further notice) presidential and parliamentary elections - set for February and March - because of the continuing turmoil.
• Disarmament of rebels begins, and British-trained Sierra Leone army starts deploying in rebel-held areas.

• Rebels close in on the capital Freetown
• 800 British sent to the city to evacuate British citizens and to help make the airport safe the airport for UN peacekeepers
• Rebel leader Foday Sankoh captured.

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That's the History of the Sierra Leone Civil War (and it's orgins/aftermath).

Hope you enjoyed the presentation and learned about the country of Sierra Leone