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The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking the 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War.
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Revolutionary United Front
Rebel army and political party in Sierra Leone
The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was a rebel group that fought a failed eleven-year war in Sierra Leone, beginning in 1991 and ending in 2002. It later transformed into a political party, which still exists today. The three most senior surviving leaders, Issa Sesay, Morris…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Charles Taylor (Liberian politician)
President of Liberia from 1997 to 2003
Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a Liberian former politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003 as a result of the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
National Patriotic Front of Liberia
Rebel group which initiated the First Liberian Civil War (1989-96)
The National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) was a Liberian rebel group that initiated and participated in the First Liberian Civil War from 24 December 1989 – 2 August 1997. The NPFL emerged out of rising ethnic tensions and civil unrest due to the Liberian government that…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sierra Leone
Country in West Africa
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is 73,252 km2 (28,283 sq mi). It has a tropical climate and environments…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Joseph Saidu Momoh
President of Sierra Leone from 1985-92
Joseph Saidu Momoh was a Sierra Leonean politician and military officer who served as the second President of Sierra Leone from November 1985 to 29 April 1992.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sierra Leone Civil War
1991–2002 war in West Africa
The Sierra Leonean Civil War (1991–2002) was a civil war in Sierra Leone that began on 23 March 1991 when the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), with support from the special forces of Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL), intervened in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)