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	Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
		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 also the worst country for childbirth, having the highest Maternal Mortality Ratio, or risk of maternal death, of any country.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/s/si/sierra_leone.html (824 words)

	Sierra Leone. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		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)

	Encyclopedia: Politics of Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone is a republic with an executive president and a multi-party system of government.
		Bo is a city in Sierra Leone, lying in the centre of the country.
		Makeni is the capital of the Northern Province of Sierra Leone.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Politics-of-Sierra-Leone (2141 words)

	Sierra Leone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa.
		The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Spanish version: Sierra León, and in turn, from the Portuguese Serra-Leão [or Serra Leoa] which stands for "lioness mountains." It was an important centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
		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 (1214 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sierra Leone's second largest recorded export is bauxite, mined in the Sherbro area by a Swiss firm.
		Sierra Leone has one of the world's largest deposits of rutile, a titanium ore used as paint pigment and welding rod coatings.
		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)

	Sierra Leone - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1808, Sierra Leone became a British Crown Colony, which it remained until halfway through the 20th century, when the process of de-colonisation was commenced.
		Although there has been a significant amount of news coverage of the war in Sierra Leone, a comprehensive review of the conflict based on extensive field research—using a methodology known as Conflict Mapping—is available here.
		Those situations were aggravation by the war of a rebellion and the consequential effects on distribution of reproductive health services such as through the massive displacement of people, destruction of medical infrastructure and hospital equipment, inaccessability to rurals, poor and disadvantageous accessibility to basic medical services, and some other things.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Sierra_Leone (883 words)

	Sierra Leonean Heroes - "Achievement of Independence" - Sierra Leone Web
		In politics, Sir Milton was the consummate negotiator and a skilful strategist.
		Many Sierra Leoneans look back to the age of "Pa," as he was fondly known, as one of the almost idyllic stability, and there can be no doubt that Sir Milton left deep and indelible footprints on the sands of time.
		He was one of the most prominent and fearless leaders in pre-independence Sierra Leone, and one of those most dedicated to the unification of colony and protectorate.
	www.sierra-leone.org /heroes8.html (4910 words)

	1Up Travel > Sierra Leone > Travel & Tourism \| Tourist Guide to Sierra Leone
		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.
		Despite the suspension of the political arrangements and a general view that the Lome agreement was invalidated by RUF actions, Lome established some steps for bringing about a permanent cessation of hostilities which remain valid.
	www.1uptravel.com /international/africa/sierra-leone (2447 words)

	POLITICS-SIERRA LEONE: Disarmed, Demobilised - and Desperate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the former rebel strongholds of Kono in eastern Sierra Leone and Makeni in the north, hundreds of ex-combatants while away their time, waiting for opportunities that might improve their living conditions.
		Since its inception, Sierra Leone's demobilisation programme has encountered several obstacles, ranging from the abduction of hundreds of United Nations peace-keepers by rebel forces in 2000 to delays in the handing over of guns.
		Sierra Leone's civil war, which broke out in 1991, quickly became one of Africa's bloodiest - with rebels accused of amputating the limbs of civilians, and forcing children to become combatants.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/interna.asp?idnews=21894 (741 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone, on the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa, is half the size of Illinois.
		The Portuguese were the first Europeans to explore the land and gave Sierra Leone its name, which means “lion mountains.” Freetown, on the coast, was ceded to English settlers in 1787 as a home for fls discharged from the British armed forces and also for runaway slaves who had found asylum in London.
		Analysis: Warring factions in Sierra Leone are breaking apart the country and causing death and mutilation among its already poor population (Talk of the Nation (NPR))
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107959.html (937 words)

	BBC News \| UK POLITICS \| Sierra Leone pull-out 'on target'
		Speaking after the government confirmed that the UK would be training, equipping and arming Sierra Leone's government forces, Brigadier David Richards said that the development had led to no "broad change" to the UK's mission in its former colony.
		Sierra Leone's President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah spoke to ministers to thank the UK for its offer of training and arms on Tuesday.
		Speaking from British headquarters in Sierra Leone, Brigadier Richards said: "The decision (to pull out by mid June) was based to a large extent on the advice that we were able to provide to policy makers in Whitehall.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/761701.stm (483 words)

	Politics of Sierra Leone -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		(A republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961) Sierra Leone is a (A form of government whose head of state is not a monarch) republic with an executive president and a multi-party system of government.
		The basic unit of local government generally is the chiefdom, headed by a (Click link for more info and facts about paramount chief) paramount chief and (Click link for more info and facts about council of elders) council of elders.
		There also is an elected council and mayor in (Port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone) Freetown, (Click link for more info and facts about Bo) Bo, (Click link for more info and facts about Kenema) Kenema, and (Click link for more info and facts about Makeni) Makeni.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/po/politics_of_sierra_leone.htm (518 words)

	H. C. Bankole-Bright and Politics in Colonial Sierra Leone, 1919—1958 - Cambridge University Press
		Bankole-Bright and Politics in Colonial Sierra Leone, 1919—1958
		The Krio, descendants of the freed slaves, were the elite of Sierra Leone for more than a century, but ultimately they failed to master mass electorial politics during the period of decolonization leading to independence.
		Dr Bankole-Bright’s failure is seen as emblematic of the disappointed hopes of the Krio as a political group in Sierra Leone.
	www.cambridge.org /catalogue/print.asp?isbn=0521365155&print=y (286 words)

	Sierra Leone Live Daily News - Sierra Leone; A Week In Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		So say the people of Sierra Leone, where elections for the presidency are scheduled for May, in about three months.
		And within the last five years, I think that Sierra Leoneans have failed to receive an effective opposition credible enough to be able to challenge the government, and we all see what is happening now in the country.
		And it is the same thing repeating itself, and I think the reason being that we still have the same political class and people who have been involved in the politics of Sierra Leone for the past 30 to 40 years.
	www.salonelive.com /news/anmviewer.asp?a=41&print=yes (828 words)

	Sierra Leone
		Sierra Leone is proud of our cultural and historial ties with the United States and our strong US-Sierra Leone partnership.
		Sierra Leone has suffered through almost a decade of brutal civil war that has killed thousands of our countrymen and left thousands more without homes, families and loved ones.
		We are hopeful and optimistic that this tragic war is finally coming to an end and that Sierra Leoneans may enjoy a more peaceful and prosperous tomorrow.
	www.embassyofsierraleone.org (180 words)

	NDI - National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As part of NDI's "Increasing Participation of Women and Youth in Politics" Program in Sierra Leone, NDI has been conducting campaign training for women aspiring to stand in upcoming general elections now scheduled to be held in May 2002.
		The goal of this program - one of three NDI programs in Sierra Leone --is to bring new women into politics and to increase their access to leadership positions through training and working within party structures.
		Women with varying levels of political experience are participating: from first time candidates to sitting MP's, including the deputy speaker of parliament.
	ndi.org /worldwide/cewa/sierraleone/women/sierraleonewomen2001_pf.asp (232 words)

	BBC News \| UK POLITICS \| Sierra Leone mission 'unchanged'
		But he added that the government was still considering a request from Sierra Leone's government for funding to take the war to the rebels.
		The freeing of the hostages came as thousands of UN reinforcements prepared to fly to Sierra Leone after Secretary-General Kofi Annan demanded urgent action against the rebels.
		A senior UN official in Sierra Leone said that more UN staff were expected to be released shortly.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk_politics/newsid_758000/758792.stm (584 words)

	Online NewsHour: An Uneasy Peace -- October 26, 1999
		For more on Sierra Leone we turn to Ezekiel Pajibo, a policy analyst at the Africa Faith and Justice Network, a nonprofit organization-- he is a Liberian citizen-- and William Reno, professor at Northwestern University and author of "Corruption and State Politics in Sierra Leone." Gentlemen, welcome.
		It is actually the lack of political will on the part of the international community, specifically the United States and other countries that is responsible for the lack of the implementation of the accord.
		I mean, in my view, looking at Sierra Leone in the long term, the primary problem is a lack of the rule of law.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/africa/july-dec99/sierra_leone_10-26.html (1583 words)

	Paying the price - The Sierra Leone peace process (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Subsequently, politics and politicians were discredited by the failure of the APC one-party government to meet even the most basic needs.
		Eschewing politics was seen as essential to protect oneself at the personal and organizational level under the APC regime and its successor, the NPRC junta.
		It justified its strategy of direct intervention in politics on the grounds that the national crisis was too serious to be left to the military government.
	www.c-r.org /accord/s-leone/accord9/women.shtml (2096 words)

	afrol News - Sierra Leone, Liberia peacekeepers to stay
		While the Sierra Leonean mission was scaled down, the operation in Liberia was left unchanged and given an extended mandate for another 12 months.
		In neighbouring Sierra Leone, where UN peacekeepers have been stationed since 1999, processes now underway in Liberia have already been terminated.
		According to a report by Mr Annan, Sierra Leone is making "gradual progress towards stability and peace but many problems remain, especially in security." Sierra Leone's army still lacks the logistical, communications, accommodation and transport capacities necessary to do its work effectively across the whole of the country.
	www.afrol.com /articles/14215 (584 words)

	Peace Corps Online \| October 29, 2004: Headlines: COS - Sierra Leone: Politics: Election2004 - Magnani: Election2004 - ...
		Putting an end to a long political career was a difficult decision, but one that made sense, he said.
		He served as a Peace Corps Volunteer from 1968 to 1971 in Sierra Leone, and the experience marked him indelibly.
		Politics was a way of helping people help one another, but education is inspiring.
	peacecorpsonline.org /messages/messages/467/2024282.html (1589 words)

	J.B. Dauda shoots himself out of politics in Sierra Leone: Tru Talk: Sierra Leone News
		A very interesting political drama is unfolding in the political history of Sierra Leone.
		The fact that for the first time in the political history of the SLPP as a party and Sierra Leone as a nation, a leader of the ruling party is elected almost 17 months before the term of the incumbent expires, sends out a clear message that it was a carefully thought initiative.
		Sierra Leone Association of Journalists calls for thorough investigation into the death of Gloria Newman-Smart.
	news.sl /drwebsite/publish/article_2005321.shtml (1229 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 89025427 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is also a comment on two of the major themes of the country's history--the relations between the Colony (Krio Society) and the protectorate (the earlier inhabitants of the territory) and more importantly, the position of the imperial regime vis-à-vis its colonial subjects.
		The Krio, descendants of the freed slaves, were the elite of Sierra Leone for more than a century, but ultimately they failed to master mass electoral politics during the period of decolonization leading to independence.
		Bankole-Bright's failure is seen as emblematic of the disappointed hopes of the Krio as a political group in Sierra Leone.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/cam023/89025427.html (227 words)

	Fan Forum - News & Politics - Sierra Leone gay activist killed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Earlier this year, she told a UN conference that gays and lesbians faced "constant harassment and violence" in Sierra Leone.
		She founded the Sierra Leone Lesbian and Gay Association in 2002.
		Homosexual acts are illegal in Sierra Leone, according to Amnesty International.
	www.fanforum.com /showthread.php?t=25600 (300 words)

	Sierra Leone: THE ALL-AFRICA INTERNET GUIDE: Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Civil war has almost destroyed Sierra Leone's normal infrastructure so an Internet network doesn't really have a chance.
		An excellent all-rounder with news updates, important documents such as the constitution, a directory of associations and non-governmental organisations, and introduction to Sierra Leone's culture.
		Poetry inspired by the country and people of Sierra Leone.
	www.goafrica.co.za /africa/sierraleone.stm (160 words)

	Commonwealth & Comparative Politics: Reconstructing Sierra Leone.@ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sierra Leone's ten-year civil conflict ended in 2001 and was followed by a substantial reconstruction project.
		This article considers how far that programme addresses the underlying factors' predisposing Sierra Leone to internal conflict and to what degree signs of genuine reconciliation are emerging.
		To do so, three indicators of reconstruction are examined, namely youth alienation, state corruption and national reconciliation.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:117036727&refid=holomed_1 (166 words)

	Sierra Leone encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Sierra Leone politics and officials, Sierra Leone History. ...
		Sierra Leone encyclopedia : Cultural Information, Maps, Sierra Leone politics and officials, Sierra Leone History.
		The 1991 to 2002 civil war between the government and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of more than 2 million people (well over one-third of the population), many of whom are now refugees in neighboring countries.
		However, the gradual withdrawal of most UN Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) peacekeepers in 2004 and the tenuous security situation in neighboring Liberia may present challenges to the continuation of Sierra Leone's stability.
	www.sierraleoneiworld.com (416 words)

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