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	History of Sierra Leone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1652, the first slaves in North America were brought from Sierra Leone to the Sea Islands off the coast of the southern United States.
		During the 1700s there was a thriving trade bringing slaves from Sierra Leone to the plantations of South Carolina and Georgia where their rice-farming skills made them particularly valuable.
		The colonial history of Sierra Leone was not placid.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Sierra_Leone (2293 words)

	Sierra Leone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1808, Sierra Leone became a British Crown Colony, which it remained until halfway through the 20th century, when the process of de-colonization was commenced.
		Much of Sierra Leone's coastline consists of mangrove swamps, with the exception of the peninsula on which the capital city Freetown is located.
		Sierra Leone is the worst nation for childbirth in the world, having the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio, or risk of maternal death, of any country.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sierra_Leone (1393 words)

	Sierra Leone. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Sierra Leone’s 350-mi (560-km) Atlantic coastline is made up of a belt (average width 30 mi/50 km) of low-lying mangrove swamps, except for the mountainous Sierra Leone Peninsula (on which Freetown is situated).
		Sierra Leone’s economy is predominantly agricultural, with most of its workers engaged in subsistence farming.
		Sierra Leone was a minor source of slaves for the transatlantic slave trade during the 17th and 18th cent.
	www.bartleby.com /65/si/SierraLe.html (2204 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		HISTORY European contacts with Sierra Leone were among the first in West Africa, and Sierra Leone was one of the first West African British colonies.
		Sierra Leone's second largest recorded export is bauxite, mined in the Sherbro area by a Swiss firm.
		Sierra Leone is a member of the UN and its specialized agencies, the Commonwealth, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Mano River Union (MRU), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and the Non-Aligned Movement.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/sierraleone9406.html (2399 words)

	Wikinfo \| Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in west Africa, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
		In 1808, Sierra Leone became a Crown Colony, which it remained until halfway through the 20th century, when the process of de-colonisation was commenced.
		The rest of Sierra Leone is mostly plateau (about 300 m above sea level) covered by forests, with mountains in the east of the country (highest point Loma Mansa, 1,948 m).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Sierra_Leone (770 words)

	The history of Sierra Leone
		The history of Sierra Leone mirrors that of much of West Africa before the 1600s - chiefdoms and farming communities.
		Sierra Leone continues to be a dangerous place to live.
		Sierra Leone has quickly become so poverty stricken and war torn that life there is, humanly speaking, beyond hope.
	www.internationaldove.com /learn/history_of_sierra_leone.html (384 words)

	Sierra Leone History \| Professional Jeweler
		Although Sierra Leone's diamonds made headlines only recently when the United Nations Security Council placed an embargo on exports of the gems, the country has had a long and troubled history with its diamond mines.
		Sierra Leone has been a major diamond producer for 70 years, but it has one of the lowest Gross National Products in the world and is last on the United Nations' Human Development Index, which rates the level of human development in 174 countries.
		Sierra Leone has not had a stable government since independence; it fluctuates between multi-party democracy and one-party rule.
	www.professionaljeweler.com /archives/hottopics/sierraleone1.html (864 words)

	History of SIERRA LEONE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The Sierra Leone river, with a natural harbour at its mouth where Freetown now stands, is one of the places where slaving ships of the European nations regularly put in to trade with local rulers for their transatlantic cargo.
		Sierra Leone's problems are compounded by a rebel guerrilla force, the RUF (Revolutionary United Front).
		By 2002 there is in Sierra Leone an international peace-keeping force of 17,500 troops (the largest in the world at the time).
	www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad45 (1657 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		Sierra Leone is situated on the west coast of Africa and shares borders with Guinea and Liberia, Its 400 km coastline overlooks the North Atlantic Ocean.
		Sierra Leone is a constitutional democratic republic with a directly elected president and a unicameral parliament of 124 seats.
		Sierra Leone enjoyed the support of the wider Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of which it is a member, in its several attempts to resolve the RUF rebellion.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744991317 (2070 words)

	Sierra Leone (09/05)
		Sierra Leone is a republic with an executive president and a multi-party system of government.
		Much of Sierra Leone’s recovery will depend on the success of Government of Sierra Leone efforts to limit official corruption, which many feel was the chief culprit for the country’s descent into civil war.
		Sierra Leone is a member of the UN and its specialized agencies, the Commonwealth, the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Development Bank (AFDB), the Mano River Union (MRU), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), and the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5475.htm (3782 words)

	Sierra Leone History \| Professional Jeweler
		A cease fire was signed between President Kabbah of Sierra Leone and the leader of the RUF, Foday Sankoh, in January of 2000, but fighting was underway again within six months.
		Sierra Leone’s diamond export figures for the three months ended March 31, 2003, show a very strong start to the year for the Sierra Leonean diamond industry, says The Rapaport Report.
		Although Botswana and Sierra Leone once shared similar per capita income and quality of life statistics, the management of their respective diamond resources has led to vastly different results.
	www.professionaljeweler.com /archives/hottopics/sierraleone2.html (886 words)

	SIERRA_LEONE Centre Description
		The beginnings of Sierra Leone theatre can be traced back to the decade immediately prior to 1961 when the nation gained its independence after almost two hundred years as British colony.
		Slaves from Sierra Leone were particularly valued in South Carolina and Georgia for their experience and skill in the cultivation of rice.
		Sierra Leone theatre is still largely Freetown-based but in the last few years there have been signs of the emergence of local groups in some of the provincial population centres and it is one of the objectives of the Sierra Leone Centre of the ITI to stimulate and encourage this burgeoning talent.
	www.iti-worldwide.org /amt/countries/p_SIERRA_LEONE.html (621 words)

	Sierra Leone - History and Politics
		Sierra Leon’s opposition remained very vocal throughout the decade, openly criticising the PM and members of the cabinet.
		In 1975 Sierra Leone joint ECOWAS and in 1980 the OAU was hosted in Freetown in spite of a general criticism about the ability of the country to withstand the financial burden.
		The Security Council ordered a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to start by the end of 1999, but the troops were sent into the theatre of war in dribs and drabs, thus creating a less than positive impact on the situation.
	www.iss.co.za /AF/profiles/SieraLeone/Politics.html (3635 words)

	Online NewsHour -- Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone's ambassador to the UN and a journalist discussed the difficult mission.
		Update: Prosecutors in a special United Nations court in Sierra Leone charge seven people, including a chief rebel leader and a former cabinet minister, with participating in the mass slaughter that killed an estimated 20,000 people during the West African nation's brutal 10-year civil war.
		As Sierra Leone's people work to heal from a decade of brutal civil war, the United Nations has created an international court aimed at bringing those behind the conflict's killings and mutilations to justice.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/africa/sierra_leone/home.html (493 words)

	Sierra Leone on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		The protection of children and the quest for truth and justice in Sierra Leone.
		Cannibals in the postcolony: Sierra Leone's intersecting hegemonies in Charlie Haffner's Slave Revolt Drama Amistad Kata-Kata.(Critical Essay)
		Liberia on the eastern border of Sierra Leone.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/sierrale_history.asp (3048 words)

	Insights: Sierra Leone's Diamond History
		Combining his training in and passion for African literature and fl folklore, as well as his knowledge of Sierra Leonean history, Peters has written three plays that are set in and honor his country of birth.
		In Peters' third play, he uses the couple's love as an allegory for Sierra's Leone's history and the diamond symbolizes the hope that Peters projects for his country.
		Sierra Leone also has oil, iron ore and bauxite deposits, and is rich in fisheries and timber.
	www.umbc.edu /tmp/insightsblog/archives/2004/03/sierra_leones_d.html (467 words)

	The Sierra Leone Notebook
		Sierra Leone (see-air-uh lee-ohn) is a small country on the west coast "hump" of Africa (see map below), latitude 7°00 and 10°00 North and longitudes 10°50 and 13°00 West.
		Sierra Leone was first visited by Portuguese navigators in the 1400's.
		Sierra Leone became a republic in 1971 with Siaka Stevens as the first president.
	www.vreug.com /sl.html (475 words)

	Sierra Leone's Modern and Post-Modern History
		In 1808 Sierra Leone officially became a crown colony with the land possessions of Sierra Leone Company (formerly known as St George’s Bay Company) transferred to the crown.
		Sierra Leone achieved independence on the 27th of April 1961.
		Since independence, Sierra Leone has been ruled by 8 Head of State, at one time making history in the world, of having the youngest Head of State, Valentine Strasser aged 27 years.
	www.visitsierraleone.org /modernhistory.asp (457 words)

	History of Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Fighting continued in the ensuing months, with the RUF gaining control of the diamond mines in the Kono district and pushing the Sierra Leone army pack towards Freetown.
		In March the Special Court for Sierra Leone issued its first indictments for war crimes during the civil war.
		He blamed the international community for ignoring Sierra Leone during much of the civil war, without acknowledging its assistance in the late 1990’s that ended the fighting.
	www.historyofnations.net /africa/sierraleone.html (1680 words)

	A short history of Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Originally present-day Sierra Leone, is inhabited by the Sherbro, followed by the Temne, Limba and Susu.
		At the coast of the area the Freetown is founded in 1791 as a settlement for emancipated slaves, ruled by the Sierra Leone Company.
		In 1961 Sierra Leone becomes independence with the British queen as head of state.
	www.electionworld.org /history/sierraleone.htm (430 words)

	Sierra Leone: history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In 1960, the British wanted to withdraw from Sierra Leone, and an agreement was negotiated with the traditional leaders to protect their interests.
		Under an unusual sort of contract, Lebanese traders in Sierra Leone took the daughters of poor families to Lebanon to work as household servants for five-year periods.
		The presidential elections held in February as planned were won by Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of the Sierra Leone Peopleâs Party (SLPP) in the second round with nearly 60 per cent of the vote.
	gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=144 (1838 words)

	Early history (from Sierra Leone) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In 2003 survivors of Sierra Leone's horrific and devastating 1991–2002 civil war embarked on a particular kind of healing process involving intensive fact-finding and public disclosure of information.
		The son of an Italian film-industry pioneer and a screen actress, Leone was born in Rome on Jan. 3, 1929.
		History is a science—a branch of knowledge that uses specific methods and tools to achieve its goals.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-55344 (837 words)

	Sierra Leone on the Internet
		Sierra Leone is introducing the Internet in its educational institutions in the year 2002.
		Sierra Leone "civil society membership organisation dedicated to the promotion of transparency, accountability and integrity in government." Has a list of local officials, their party affiliation and positions.
		Concerns the history of African-Americans (Gullah culture) whose ancestors came from Sierra Leone and settled on the island.
	www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/sierra.html (3496 words)

	Sierra Leone Live - About Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		In the sixteenth century an English sailor called it 'Sierra Leoa'; by the seventeenth it was 'Sierra Leona', and by 1787, under the Sierra Leone Company, it became the first of several British Administrations.
		Much has been written of the traumatic history of the Slave Trade, but one of the most courageous stories of the fight of Sierra Leoneans against slavery is the story of the Amistad.
		Sierra Leone’s recent history has been marred by a rebel war which began in 1991 and lasted until July 7 1999 when a peace agreement was signed between the Government and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) the group that had been waging the war.
	www.salonelive.com /sllnew/aboutsl.asp (711 words)

	History of Sierra Leone — A Chronology
		A Canadian NGO concludes that “In the Heart of the Matter” the Sierra Leone problem is a diamond problem (A Study published by; Partnership Africa Canada, January 2000).
		Re: History of Sierra Leone ?A Chronology Bogus historian.
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	www.lumleybeach.com /wwwboard/messages/7234.html (2463 words)

	History (from Sierra Leone) -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		More results on "History (from Sierra Leone)" when you join.
		Monetary unit: leone, with (Oct. 7, 1994) a free rate of 585.55 leones to U.S. $1 (931.32 leones = £1 sterling).
		The history of computers from the war inspired uses to the transistors in modern machines.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-214572 (749 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sierra Leone
		The history of West-African Catholic missions begins in 1843 with the foundation of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Two Guineas by Bishop Barron of Philadelphia with the Holy Ghost Fathers.
		This vicariate, which after Bishop Barron's departure in 1845 was completely entrusted to these fathers, was divided in 1858, and a special vicariate comprising Sierra Leone, Liberia, and French Guinea was confided to Bishop Bresillac, founder of the African Fathers of Lyons.
		The present Vicariate of Sierra Leone was administered by the Holy Ghost Congregation since 1864, Fathers Blanchet and Brown having the title of pro-vicar Apostolic.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/13783a.htm (607 words)

	“Cry Freetown ” - History of Sierra Leone from 1990 to 1999
		This was technically in contravention of the UN weapons embargo against Sierra Leone and caused the British government severe embarrassment.
		Concurrently, the local manager of one of the biggest diamond mining licensees in Sierra Leone had been seconded - apparently in his capacity as a private individual - to Sandline.
		Their job is to oversee the DDR programme and provide security for the fragile coalition government whilst a new army and police force is formed.
	www.cryfreetown.org /90s.html (864 words)

	WHKMLA : History of Sierra Leone, ToC
		Sierra Leone Page, from African Studies at UPenn; from Africa South of the Sahara at Stanford; Further Links to the History of Sierra Leone, from Sierra Leone Web
		Chronology of Catholic Dioceses : Sierra Leone, from Kirken i Norge
		Sierra Leone, from Land Forces of Britain, the Empire and Commonwealth
	www.zum.de /whkmla/region/westafrica/xsleone.html (290 words)

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