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Sierra Leone civil war

Sierra Leone Civil War
UNsierraleone.PNG
Map of Sierra Leone
Date 23 March 1991 – 18 January 2002
(10 years, 9 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location Sierra Leone
Result Commonwealth victory
Belligerents

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

 United Kingdom
ECOMOG Forces
South Africa Executive Outcomes
Supported by:
 Guinea
 United States
United Nations UNAMSIL

Sl RUF.png RUF
Sierra Leone AFRC
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Liberia Liberia

Supported by:
 Libya

 Burkina Faso
Commanders and leaders
Sierra Leone Joseph Saidu Momoh
Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio
Sierra Leone Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Sierra Leone Samuel Hinga Norman
Sierra Leone Yahya Kanu
Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser
Sierra Leone Solomon Musa
Sierra Leone Moinina Fofana
Sierra Leone Allieu Kondewa
United Kingdom David Richards
United Kingdom Tony Blair
United NationsIndia Vijay Jetley
United NationsKenya Daniel Opande		 Sl RUF.png Foday Sankoh
Sl RUF.png Sam Bockarie
Sl RUF.png Issa Sesay
Sl RUF.png Augustine Gbao
Sierra Leone Johnny Paul Koroma
Liberia Charles Taylor
Strength

Sierra Leone 4,000+ government soldiers and militiamen (1999) ECOMOG: 700+ Nigerian soldiers

United Nations 6,000 UNAMSIL soldiers, 260 military observers, 4 Russian Mil Mi-24s (1999) 		Sl RUF.png ~20,000 rebels (1999)
Casualties and losses
Between 50,000–300,000 killed
2.5 million displaced internally and externally

Sierra Leone Sierra Leone

 United Kingdom
ECOMOG Forces
South Africa Executive Outcomes
Supported by:
 Guinea
 United States
United Nations UNAMSIL


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