Events
Sierra Leone was foundedStart of civil war. Former army corporal Foday Sankoh and his Revolutionary United Front (RUF) begin campaign against President Momoh, capturing towns on border with LiberiaCivil war endedBritish abolitionists and philanthropists establish a settlement in Freetown for repatriated and rescued slavesFreetown settlement becomes crown colonyBritain sets up a protectorate over the Freetown hinterlandSir Milton Margai, leader of the Sierra Leone People's Party, appointed chief ministerSierra Leone becomes independentMilitary coup deposes Premier Siaka Stevens' governmentNew constitution proclaims Sierra Leone a one-party state with the All People's Congress as the sole legal partyUN interveins and hopes for a end in the war
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