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SIERRA
LEONE News:
"Lion Mountain"
20040311
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- "War
crimes court opens in Freetown." ... "The UN-backed
war crimes court in Sierra Leone opened its new courthouse yesterday, but
was left guessing about whether its president will step down because of
alleged bias against some defendants." ... "UN and government officials
joined Geoffrey Robertson QC at the ceremony in the capital, Freetown,
but he gave no public indication about the ultimatum he has been given
to resign by tomorrow morning or stay and fight an attempt to disqualify
him." ... "Defence lawyers have demanded that he withdraw because of a
book he wrote which depicted the Revolutionary United Front, Sierra Leone's
rebel movement, as a bloodthirsty criminal enterprise which committed crimes
against humanity during a decade-long civil war." -By
Rory Carroll -Guardian.co.uk
20040309
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- "Libya
blamed for W Africa wars: The chief prosecutor at
the UN's new court for Sierra Leone has repeated claims that the Libyan
leader is behind the past decade of war in West Africa." ... "The accusation
against Muammar Gaddafi was made by David Crane in an interview with the
BBC." -BBC/News
20030624
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- "Rebels
strike back at gates of Liberian capital." ... "Liberian
rebels have struck into the outskirts of the capital Monrovia, sending
thousands of people fleeing for safety and shattering hopes of a peaceful
end to West Africa's bloodiest war." ... "Founded by freed American slaves
in the 19th century, Liberia has known little but killing and chaos since
1989. Its war has sent savage offshoots into neighbouring Sierra Leone,
Guinea and Ivory Coast." ... "Two rebel factions controlling 60 percent
of the country are determined to get rid of Taylor, a former warlord who
won 1997 elections and has been indicted by a U.N.-backed court for war
crimes in Sierra Leone." -By Alphonso Toweh-Reuters
via -MSNBC
20030623
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- "Switzerland
Blocks Accounts Linked to Liberian Leader (Update1)."
... "Switzerland ordered banks in Zurich and Geneva to block all accounts
linked to Liberian President Charles Taylor following a request for assistance
from a United Nations- backed court investigating war crimes in Sierra
Leone." ... "The request extends to Taylor's relatives, members of his
government, business people and companies, the Swiss Justice Ministry said.
The Special Court for Sierra Leone has charged Taylor with crimes against
humanity in connection with the 1996- 2001 civil war."
-Bloomberg
20020918
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"Sierra
Leone: The path from pariah to peace: How one
African country went from a bloody 10-year civil war to a stable democracy
in just two years." ... "President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, elected in May,
faces a tall order. The underlying causes for the civil war – unequal access
to resources, abuse of power, and regional instability – continue to haunt
Sierra Leone. Illegal diamond smuggling continues. Peace here is fragile."
... "Nonetheless, Sierra Leone is deemed a success story. Its transformation
is a lesson in what can be accomplished with enough international attention,
money, and goodwill." -By Danna Harman
-CSMonitor/buy
20020725
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"Ex-Dictator
Broke, Living With Mom." ... "Valentine Strasser
became the world's youngest head of state when he seized power in 1992
at the age of 25. But the limelight didn't last – four years later, he
was ousted in another coup." ... "Things were very different a decade ago
when Strasser, then a captain known for winning disco contests, headed
up a group of twentysomething officers demanding unpaid salaries." ...
"The protests snowballed into a popular coup that ousted dictator Maj.
Gen. Joseph Momoh in April 1992." ... "Strasser promised to hand over power
in democratic elections in 1996. But he was beaten to the punch by his
No. 2 man, Brig. Julius Maada Bio, who overthrew him in a bloodless coup
in January that year." -By Todd Pitman
-AP via -WashingtonPost
20020724
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"Norway
'best place to live'." ... "For the second year running,
Norway has been named as the best place in the world to live, according
to an annual report from the United Nations." The U.S. was rated sixth,
after Sweden, Canada, Belgium, and Australia. ... "Sierra Leone was placed
last, and the bottom 24 countries are all in Africa."
-BBC /News
20020515
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"Sierra
Leone counts votes." ... "Votes are being counted
in Sierra Leone after Tuesday's elections with incumbent president Ahmad
Tejan Kabbah showing an early lead, according to unofficial results." ...
"The 17,500-strong UN Mission in Sierra Leone (Unamsil) is the world's
biggest peacekeeping operation."-BBC
/News
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"Picture
Gallery: Sierra Leone counts votes." ... BBC
Photo: "Those whose arms were hacked off during the war had to vote using
their toes." -BBC
/News
20020225
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"Timeline:
Sierra Leone: A chronology of key events."-BBC
/News
20020118
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"Sierra
Leone's 'flames of peace.'" ... "The president of
Sierra Leone has declared an end to one of Africa's most brutal wars."-BBC
/News
20020117
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"Unique
court to try killers of Sierra Leone: Those
who were enslaved, raped and mutilated demand justice."
-By Chris McGreal -Guardian.co.uk
20000517
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"Sierra
Leone rebel leader Sankoh captured in Freetown" -"Correspondent
Ben Wedeman, The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report."
-CNN
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