| Timeline : Sierra Leone |
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Arrival of the Portuguese Portuguese navigator christened coast 'Lion Mountains' - Sierra Leone First English trading factory established Freetown established by British abolitionists Municipal administration establishd in Freetown Britain banned slave trade Sierra Leone (Freetown & environs) declared Crown Colony Freetown became base for British vessels patroling the West African coast in order to suppress the slave trade British West African Territories established (Sierra Leone, Gambia, Gold Coast) Freetown capital of British West Africa Arrival of protestant missionaries British West African Territories dissolved Advisory Legislative Council established British West African Settlements established (Sierra Leone, Gambia, Gold Coast, Lagos) Gold Coast, Lagos separated from British West Africa Anglo-French agrement delimited mutual spheres of interest Anglo-Portuguese agreement delimited mutual spheres of interest Gambia administratively separated from Sierra Leone Begin of railway construction in Sierra Leone Hinterland of Freetown declared British protectorate Introduction of hut tax; hut tax rebellion West African Currency Board established, minted coins for British West Africa De Beers obtained diamond mining, prospecting rights New constitution Sierra Leone released into independence Currency reform; Sierra Leone Leone introduced Sierra Leone joined U.N. Women granted the right to vote Population census : 2,180,400 Sierra Leone founding member of OAU Njala University College (Unv. of Sierra Leone) founded Military coup d'etat Military coup d'etat Diamond mining industry nationalized Republic proclaimed ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) founded One-Party-State proclaimed; new constitution Population census : 3,517,500 Begin of Civil War New constitution; multiparty system reintroduced Military coup d'etat Military coup d'etat In Sierra Leone's Civil War, peace signed in 1996; war resumed in 1997 Commonwealth suspended membership of Sierra Leone; UN imposed sanctions West African Intervention Force ECOMOG, led by Nigerian troops, occupied Freetown Skirmishes between ECOMOG, Revolutionary United Front Population estimated at 4,949,000 Documentary video "Cry Freetown" diected by Sorious Samura Peace signed, but did not hold British force entered, evacuated British, western nationals War declared over Elections held; British forces withdrawn War Crimes Trials begun |
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