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Tumbu Town, Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone suffers from epidemic outbreaks of diseases, including yellow fever, cholera, lassa fever andmeningitis.[149][150] Yellow fever and malaria are endemic to Sierra Leone.[150]

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women wash clothes near the village of Lungi Acre outside the Sierra Leonean town of Makeni , November 17, 2010. 

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women wash clothes near the village of Lungi Acre outside the Sierra Leonean town of Makeni , November 17, 2010. 

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HISTORY OF SIERRA LEONE    Slavery and freedom    Protectorate    Independence    Democracy and anarchy    The Lome agreement    A new beginningRead more:http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=pkw#ixzz4NdYa2jbt

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HISTORY OF SIERRA LEONE    Slavery and freedom    Protectorate    Independence    Democracy and anarchy    The Lome agreement    A new beginningRead more:http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=pkw#ixzz4NdYa2jbt

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A network of student-led chapters at universities and colleges with a two-pronged focus  on creating awareness of and support for Sierra Leone and its people in regards to specific causes and issues.

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When the slave trade began to be outlawed near the close of the eighteenth century, Sierra Leone became a resettlement site for freed slaves from England and the Americas, thus the name of the capital, "Freetown." English philanthropists, concerned about the welfare of unemployed blacks on the streets of London, pushed a "benevolent" movement to round them all up and take them back to Africa to settle, where they could begin life anew. Other migrants had been ex-slaves from America who had fought for the British during the Revolutionary War. The English loss had forced them to move to Canada, where they were not entirely welcome. Still others were ex-slaves who had revolted and were living freely in the mountains of Jamaica, until the British conquered the area and deported them to Nova Scotia, from where they emigrated en masse to Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone has mangrove swamps around its coast, a plateau interior, and is very mountainous.

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Few places in the world have seen such brutal carnage in recent years as Sierra Leone, where tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and mutilated in a decade-long civil war. The madness in Sierra Leone reached ghastly proportions in January 1999, during a three-week rebel siege of the capital city, Freetown. More than 4,000 people were slaughtered as rebel forces took control of the city. Women were randomly raped and thousands of children were conscripted.Responding to the violence in Sierra Leone, the U.N. sent the largest peacekeeping force in the world to enforce peace. The U.N. also sent "expert panels" of investigators to report on how illegal weapons were continuing to flow into the region in spite of U.N. sanctions and arms embargoes. Although they don't carry badges or issue subpoenas, these U.N. "detectives" use their investigative skills to "name and shame" the violators.U.N. arms expert Johan Peleman, a chain-smoking Belgian, was trying to turn up leads in Sierra Leone when he got a lucky break. Peleman learned of a cocaine bust in Milan, where Italian police discovered four prostitutes in a hotel room with a Ukrainian businessman named Leonid Minin. The police also discovered more than $35,000 in cash, a half-million dollars in diamonds, and more than 1,500 documents detailing a tangled web of business dealings in oil, diamonds, timber and gun shipments to Africa.Among the documents were flight records of a plane that had once belonged to the Seattle Supersonics basketball team, and now belonged to Leonid Minin. The flight records helped Peleman crack the case of an illegal arms deal in 1999 that delivered missiles, grenade launchers and thousands of AK-47 assault rifles to Liberia. These same weapons ultimately made their way into the hands of the rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone.It so happened that the U.S. State Department had spotted the same illegal arms shipment from the Ukraine, but decided to take no action beyond filing a demarche -- a written reprimand -- to the Ukrainian government. Washington, sources say, was more concerned with "loose nukes" in Ukraine and Russia than the export of small weapons to Africa.Ukraine was once a vital part of the Soviet military machine, and it is now ranked 8th in the world for weapons sales to other countries. A Ukrainian arms export official tellsFRONTLINE/World he has no knowledge of Ukrainian weapons being diverted to embargoed nations, "So how could we bear any responsibility for this?" But sources say that Minin told Italian investigators that Vadim Rabinovitch, one of Ukraine's wealthiest businessmen, was connected to the 1999 arms shipment to Liberia -- a charge Rabinovitch denies.The U.N. Security Council has extended the arms embargo on Liberia, but has not acted to crackdown on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Leonid Minin sits in an Italian jail on charges of violating a U.N. arms embargo. Minin's prosecution -- the first of its kind -- is considered an international test case.But State Department arms expert Tom Ofcansky warns that shutting down Minin won't eliminate the problem of global gun smuggling. "It's a systemic problem. The international climate ... allows this activity to go on. That has to change.""Gunrunners" CreditsProducer/Correspondent: Rick Young Rick Young is an independent producer who has worked on more than a dozen FRONTLINE documentaries. He is based in Washington, D.C.Co-Producer/Reporter: William Kistner William Kistner is a producer and reporter based in Washington D.C., and he is an associate of the Center for Investigative Reporting.Field Producers Kim Woodard Matthew BrunwasserEditors Cliff Hackel Steve AudetteCamera Peter PearceAdditional ResearchSabina GhebremedhinA co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc.The nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting conducts media investigations of underreported issues in the public interest. CIR's most recent television investigation with KQED San Francisco, "GunShots," just received the Sigma Delta Chi Award for documentaries.Additional funding for this story provided byThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationPloughshares FundUnited States Institute of PeaceCompton Foundation

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Few places in the world have seen such brutal carnage in recent years as Sierra Leone, where tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and mutilated in a decade-long civil war. The madness in Sierra Leone reached ghastly proportions in January 1999, during a three-week rebel siege of the capital city, Freetown. More than 4,000 people were slaughtered as rebel forces took control of the city. Women were randomly raped and thousands of children were conscripted.Responding to the violence in Sierra Leone, the U.N. sent the largest peacekeeping force in the world to enforce peace. The U.N. also sent "expert panels" of investigators to report on how illegal weapons were continuing to flow into the region in spite of U.N. sanctions and arms embargoes. Although they don't carry badges or issue subpoenas, these U.N. "detectives" use their investigative skills to "name and shame" the violators.U.N. arms expert Johan Peleman, a chain-smoking Belgian, was trying to turn up leads in Sierra Leone when he got a lucky break. Peleman learned of a cocaine bust in Milan, where Italian police discovered four prostitutes in a hotel room with a Ukrainian businessman named Leonid Minin. The police also discovered more than $35,000 in cash, a half-million dollars in diamonds, and more than 1,500 documents detailing a tangled web of business dealings in oil, diamonds, timber and gun shipments to Africa.Among the documents were flight records of a plane that had once belonged to the Seattle Supersonics basketball team, and now belonged to Leonid Minin. The flight records helped Peleman crack the case of an illegal arms deal in 1999 that delivered missiles, grenade launchers and thousands of AK-47 assault rifles to Liberia. These same weapons ultimately made their way into the hands of the rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone.It so happened that the U.S. State Department had spotted the same illegal arms shipment from the Ukraine, but decided to take no action beyond filing a demarche -- a written reprimand -- to the Ukrainian government. Washington, sources say, was more concerned with "loose nukes" in Ukraine and Russia than the export of small weapons to Africa.Ukraine was once a vital part of the Soviet military machine, and it is now ranked 8th in the world for weapons sales to other countries. A Ukrainian arms export official tellsFRONTLINE/World he has no knowledge of Ukrainian weapons being diverted to embargoed nations, "So how could we bear any responsibility for this?" But sources say that Minin told Italian investigators that Vadim Rabinovitch, one of Ukraine's wealthiest businessmen, was connected to the 1999 arms shipment to Liberia -- a charge Rabinovitch denies.The U.N. Security Council has extended the arms embargo on Liberia, but has not acted to crackdown on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Leonid Minin sits in an Italian jail on charges of violating a U.N. arms embargo. Minin's prosecution -- the first of its kind -- is considered an international test case.But State Department arms expert Tom Ofcansky warns that shutting down Minin won't eliminate the problem of global gun smuggling. "It's a systemic problem. The international climate ... allows this activity to go on. That has to change.""Gunrunners" CreditsProducer/Correspondent: Rick Young Rick Young is an independent producer who has worked on more than a dozen FRONTLINE documentaries. He is based in Washington, D.C.Co-Producer/Reporter: William Kistner William Kistner is a producer and reporter based in Washington D.C., and he is an associate of the Center for Investigative Reporting.Field Producers Kim Woodard Matthew BrunwasserEditors Cliff Hackel Steve AudetteCamera Peter PearceAdditional ResearchSabina GhebremedhinA co-production with the Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc.The nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting conducts media investigations of underreported issues in the public interest. CIR's most recent television investigation with KQED San Francisco, "GunShots," just received the Sigma Delta Chi Award for documentaries.Additional funding for this story provided byThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationPloughshares FundUnited States Institute of PeaceCompton Foundation

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The sentence on Charles Taylor is to be pronounced on May 30, 2012, and Sierra Leoneans will finally receive some justice for the atrocities they have endured. The Civil War
This year's April was a change‐making month for Sierra Leone and the rest of the world. For the first time since the aftermath of World War II, a former head of state was indicted and found guilty of war crimes. The Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted Charles Taylor of crimes against humanity: murder, rape, sexual slavery, and conscripting child soldiers in Sierra Leone's bloodstained and decade‐long civil war. Nicholas Koumjian, a lawyer at the UN‐backed court said, "this is a historic moment."

When the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) started their attacks on the Liberian border in 1991, one of the bloodiest civil wars in the past 20 years was initiated.

Although Charles Taylor never set foot on Sierra Leonean soil during the 1991‐2002 civil war, it seems like the former Liberian president was one of the main orchestrators of the war, providing the rebels with essential aid. Driven by his desire to access the rich diamond mines in the country's eastern provinces, he supplied the rebels with arms and cash which abetted the forces' campaign of terror. Known for their cruel atrocities against civilians, the RUF were infamous for rape, forced child recruitment, and amputations. These ferocious particularities hardly touch on the full range of violence that was unleashed on innocent civilians during this time.

Being underequipped, badly trained, and sometimes simply lacking the will to fight for a corrupt and unorganized government, the Sierra Leonean army struggled to cope with the attacks. The west African country was only able to free itself from the 12 years of violence with the assistance of international forces. The civil war has carved deep scars into Sierra Leone's society, which will take generations to heal before the shadow of past carnage can be forgotten. Some 72,000 ex‐combatants needed to be disarmed and demobilized, although many are still awaiting reintegration assistance. Furthermore, many young boys and girls that were forcefully involved in the war, were ostracized and expelled from their communities.
The Government, Foreign Aid, and Business in Sierra Leone
The establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) examined the root causes of the conflict and made recommendations to avoid a relapse. This, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone's (SCSL) legal proceedings against a number of suspected war criminals, was one of the first steps to facilitate genuine reconciliation between victims and perpetrators. In 2005 the government of Sierra Leone issued a White Paper as a reaction to the TRC's Final Report. Therein it only accepted some of the Commission's recommendations and thus has been harshly criticized by members of civil society groups for being too vague and for not following the reports' advice.

While improvements have been made, most citizens still face a daily struggle for survival. The Human Development Index lists Sierra Leone as 180 out of 187, and the average life expectancy is just 48 years. Even the eight countries listed behind Sierra

Leone, such as the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burkina Faso, have a higher life expectancy. The gross national income per capita is $737,but income inequality is high and the majority of people live in extreme poverty.

Sierra Leone has all the potential to become a rich country. Having large deposits of valuable mineral resources such as diamonds, gold, and iron ore, and all the ingredients necessary for productive agriculture, Sierra Leone was one of the states with the most promising futures ahead when it gained independence from Great Britain in 1961. However, the poorly diversified economy, underdeveloped infrastructure, weak education system, lack of markets, and weak capacity to manage these resources for the benefit of all its citizens, mean that its full potential is currently unexploited and most likely will remain untapped for some time to come.

The main issues standing in the way of Sierra Leone's future development continue to be persistent poverty, youth unemployment, and corruption, which are ultimately hindering the development of prompt social services. The corruptions index of Transparency International, lists Sierra Leone at number 134 out of 182 countries.

Compared to the devastating place it holds at the Development Index, this may not sound too bad, but for everyday life, this is the factor that weighs them down the most.

Never knowing if services will be provided or how high the 'service charge' will be, the people's mistrust of the local authorities is one of the immediate effects. Targeting corruption and malfeasance, Western aid providers agreed on basing their cooperation on good governance and institutional support as well as the rehabilitation of priority infrastructure. But, at the same time, they are protecting their interest and a mismanaged, corrupt government is simply easier to control. On the one hand, the foreign aid and assistance is helping the country to improve its situation, but at the same time, so much more could be done.

Enforcing proper taxation on the country's produced goods and resources, is the first thing a proper government that acted in its citizen's interests would do. According to an October 2011 report by DanWatch, even though more than half of Sierra Leone's export revenue in 2010 came from the mining industry, the government's revenue that same year from the mining sector was less than 10%. Just one out of the five largest mining companies is actually paying corporate income tax, and this too only for a meager percentage of the market value of its exports. Due to corruption and malfeasance, the ruling APC government of Sierra Leone is not able to negotiate mining contracts, which keeps them from establishing an economic system favorable to the people, who are being short‐changed by their own government and by foreign investors.
The Everyday Struggle
Many people left their hometowns in order to seek shelter from the horrors of war and of these, many remained in Freetown, hoping to find a better future in the city after the end of the war. High unemployment rates -throughout the country and especially in the overpopulated capital Freetown - sometimes leave people with no other choice but to hang around spots highly frequented by foreigners and other wealthy people in order to get some money for watching or washing parked cars or just by begging. Sadly enough, even young children that are passing by will reach out to strangers for food or money.

With no access to water, sanitation, or electricity throughout much of the country, people struggle just to survive. Individuals have become desensitized to death and most do not have the luxury of dedicating time to the remembrance of the past. The school curriculum does not even teach the root causes and facts behind the decade-long war, which caused many of Sierra Leone's current problems. It feels as if a veil of silence has been drawn over the precedent events. Only small elements, such as the Okada riders - unemployed young men, who are mainly ex‐combatants and now make a living by conveying passengers on cheap UN-supplied motorcycles - recall Sierra Leone's bloody past.

Even though the mention of Charles Taylor still stirs strong emotions in many people's minds, for most Sierra Leoneans, the war and the trial are now in the past. They are now more concerned with the forthcoming presidential election. Furthermore, the fact that the Taylor trial has taken place in The Hague rather than in Freetown, unlike the earlier special court prosecutions, has also distanced it from public consciousness.

Still, the 30th of May 2012 will be an important day for Sierra Leon

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The sentence on Charles Taylor is to be pronounced on May 30, 2012, and Sierra Leoneans will finally receive some justice for the atrocities they have endured. The Civil War This year's April was a change‐making month for Sierra Leone and the rest of the world.

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1991 - Start of civil war.
2002 - War declared over.

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The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown.

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The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown.

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Sierra Leone has been a source of and destination for refugees. Sierra Leone’s civil war internally displaced as many as 2 million people, or almost half the population, and forced almost another half million to seek refuge in neighboring countries (370,000 Sierra Leoneans fled to Guinea and 120,000 to Liberia)

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English was declared the official language of the country; it was to be the language of instruction in schools, colleges and university, and of the media and administrationRead more: Sierra Leone - History Background - Education, Colony, Cms, and Schools - StateUniversity.com http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1332/Sierra-Leone-HISTORY-BACKGROUND.html#ixzz4NdXocG69

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English was declared the official language of the country; it was to be the language of instruction in schools, colleges and university, and of the media and administrationRead more: Sierra Leone - History Background - Education, Colony, Cms, and Schools - StateUniversity.com http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1332/Sierra-Leone-HISTORY-BACKGROUND.html#ixzz4NdXocG69

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Freetown 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.

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Education in Sierra Leone is legally required for all children for six years at primary level (Class P1-P6) and three years in junior secondary education,[139] but a shortage of schools and teachers has made implementation impossible.[45] Two thirds of the adult population of the country are illiterate.[140]

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Capital: Freetown

Population: 6.092 million (2013) World Bank

President: Ernest Bai Koroma

Currency: Sierra Leonean leone

Life expectancy: 45.33 years (2012) World Bank

Official languages: English, Bengali

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Twenty-five years ago, Sierra Leone plunged into a decade-long brutal civil war, made famous by the chilling practice of mass amputations of hands, arms and legs and the film “Blood Diamond.” 

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Twenty-five years ago, Sierra Leone plunged into a decade-long brutal civil war, made famous by the chilling practice of mass amputations of hands, arms and legs and the film “Blood Diamond.” 

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The name Sierra Leone dates back to 1462, when a Portuguese explorer sailed down the coast of West Africa. There seems some dispute whether it was the shape or climatic conditions that influenced Pedro da Cintra to come up with “Sierra Lyoa” meaning Lion Mountains.

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The name Sierra Leone dates back to 1462, when a Portuguese explorer sailed down the coast of West Africa. There seems some dispute whether it was the shape or climatic conditions that influenced Pedro da Cintra to come up with “Sierra Lyoa” meaning Lion Mountains.

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Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea on the north, Liberia in the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean in the south-west.

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Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, and neighbors the countries Guinea and Liberia.

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Sierra Leone achieved independence on the 27th of April 1961. the country attained republican status on the 19th April 1971

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Sierra Leone achieved independence on the 27th of April 1961. the country attained republican status on the 19th April 1971

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Current President: Ernest Bai Koroma

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Sierra Leone opposes Guinean troops' continued occupation of Yenga, a small village on the Makona River that serves as a border with Guinea; Guinea's forces came to Yenga in the mid-1990s to help the Sierra Leonean military to suppress rebels and to secure their common border but have remained there even after both countries signed a 2005 agreement acknowledging that Yenga belonged to Sierra Leone; in 2012, the two sides signed a declaration to demilitarize the area

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Sierra Leone began when the land became inhabited by indigenous African peoples at least 2,500 years ago

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Capital: Freetown

Population: 6.092 million (2013) World Bank

President: Ernest Bai Koroma

Currency: Sierra Leonean leone

Life expectancy: 45.33 years (2012) World Bank

Official languages: English, Bengali

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Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, has a special significance in the history of the transatlantic slave trade as the departure point for thousands of west African captives. The capital, Freetown, was founded as a home for repatriated former slaves in 1787

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Archaeology findings show that Sierra Leone has been inhabited for thousands of years.

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Archaeology findings show that Sierra Leone has been inhabited for thousands of years.

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Population of Sierra Leone 6.1 million

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Sierra Leone’s war was not ethnic but an uprising of the powerless against the powerful. Young men in particular turned against their own traditional tribal leaders who locally allocate land, dispense justice, collect taxes and organize the community to provide amenities from bridge repair to payment of teachers

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Sierra Leone’s war was not ethnic but an uprising of the powerless against the powerful. Young men in particular turned against their own traditional tribal leaders who locally allocate land, dispense justice, collect taxes and organize the community to provide amenities from bridge repair to payment of teachers

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Twenty-five years ago, Sierra Leone plunged into a decade-long brutal civil war

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The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard

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The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight," the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard

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Sierra Leone achieved independence on the 27th of April 1961. the country attained republican status on the 19th April 1971. Since independence many changes have been experienced politically and economically and in the social society of Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone achieved independence on the 27th of April 1961. the country attained republican status on the 19th April 1971. Since independence many changes have been experienced politically and economically and in the social society of Sierra Leone.

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sierra leone is about half the size of the new York state                                                                                                                                                  clay

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sierra leone is about half the size of the new York state                                                                                                                                                  clay

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Although English is the official language spoken at schools and government administration, the Krio language is the most widely spoken language across Sierra Leone and is spoken by 97% of the country's population. The Krio language unites all the different ethnic groups in the country, especially in their trade and social interaction with each other.

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More than 4,000 people were slaughtered as rebel forces took control of the city.

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Religions:

Muslim: 60%

Christian: 10%

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A country of roughly 4.7 million residents, Sierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa. Its neighbors are Liberia and Guinea, and its capital is Freetown.

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A country of roughly 4.7 million residents, Sierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa. Its neighbors are Liberia and Guinea, and its capital is Freetown.

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micheal bunn

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Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt.

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Krio language is the most widely spoken language across Sierra Leone and is spoken by 97% of the country's population.

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But the country's modern history has been overshadowed by a brutal civil war that ended in 2002 with the help of Britain, the former colonial power, and a large United Nations peacekeeping mission. Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt.

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Government type: Presidential Republic
Gained independence:
27 April 1961 (from the UK)

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Sierra Leone is officially a secular state, although Islam and Christianity are the two dominant religions in the country.

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While the rebel force, the Revolutionary United Front, (RUF) have called the various governments corrupt and accused them of mismanagement of diamond and mineral resources, they themselves have committedhorrendous abuses.

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Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt.

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The country can be divided into four distinct physical regions: the coastal swamp, the Sierra Leone Peninsula, the interior plains, and the interiorplateau and mountain region.

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The country can be divided into four distinct physical regions: the coastal swamp, the Sierra Leone Peninsula, the interior plains, and the interiorplateau and mountain region.

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The country is also rich in diamonds and other minerals. The trade in illicit gems, known as "blood diamonds" for their role in funding conflicts, perpetuated the civil war. The government has attempted to crack down on cross-border diamond trafficking and to persuade foreign investors that blood diamonds are a thing of the past.

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This is the flag Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone - Modern History. In 1787, British philanthropists founded the "Province of Freedom" which later became Freetown, a British crown colony and the principal base for the suppression of the slave trade. By 1792, 1200 freed slaves from Nova Scotia joined the original settlers, the Maroons.

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Sierra Leone - Modern History. In 1787, British philanthropists founded the "Province of Freedom" which later became Freetown, a British crown colony and the principal base for the suppression of the slave trade. By 1792, 1200 freed slaves from Nova Scotia joined the original settlers, the Maroons.

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About sixteen ethnic groups inhabit Sierra Leone, each with its own language and customs. The two largest and most influential are the Temne and the Mende people.

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sierra Leone, country of western Africa. The country owes its name to the 15th-century Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra, the first European to sight and map Freetown harbour. The original Portuguese name, Serra Lyoa (“Lion Mountains”), referred to the range of hills that surrounds the harbour. The capital, Freetown, commands one of the world’s largest natural harbours.

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sierra Leone, country of western Africa. The country owes its name to the 15th-century Portuguese explorer Pedro de Sintra, the first European to sight and map Freetown harbour. The original Portuguese name, Serra Lyoa (“Lion Mountains”), referred to the range of hills that surrounds the harbour. The capital, Freetown, commands one of the world’s largest natural harbours.

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Sierra Leone became an independent nation on April 27, 1961. A military coup overthrew the civilian government in 1967, which was in turn replaced by civilian rule a year later. The country declared itself a republic on April 19, 1971.

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Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt.

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Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt.

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http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/country-overview/sierra-leone/

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Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea on the north, Liberia in the south-east, and the Atlantic Ocean in the south-west.

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Sierra Leone is a small country in west Africa

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Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, has a special significance in the history of the transatlantic slave trade as the departure point for thousands of west African captives. The capital, Freetown, was founded as a home for repatriated former slaves in 1787.

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Major Ethic Groups:
Temne: 35%
Mende: 31%
Limba: 8%
Kono: 5%

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about sixteen ethnic groups inhabit sierra leone

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micheal bunn

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone

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Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, with a diverse environment ranging from savannah to    rainforests.

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Sierra Leone has a tropical climate, with a diverse environment ranging from savannah to    rainforests.

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Danielle Collins

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Use this space to post links to rap/hiphop artists Ishmael mentions

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Michigan State University site: (click on Sierra Leone and get facts; has additional links that they can use to support research including the CIA Factbook)

http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/

Sierra Leone All Stars:

http://www.refugeeallstars.org/

Link to MCHS resources- http://www.madison.k12.ga.us/schools/mchs/school-resources/mchsmediacenter/

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http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/sierraleone/thestory.html