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Independence
Sierra Leone gains independence from Britain. A man named sir Milton Margai was appointed chief minister. -
Military Coup
Military Coup deposes Premier Siaka Stevens' government. -
Siaka Stevens
Siaka Stevens returns to power in Sierra Leone as the head of a civilian gvernment. -
Republic
Sierra Leone declares itself a Republic. Siaka Stevens becomes the president. -
New Constitution
The new constitution proclaims Sierra Leone as a 1 party state. An All-Peoples Congress is appointed as the sole party. -
New Leader
Maj-Gen Joseph Saidu Momoh is appointed the new president following the retirement of Siaka Stevens -
New Constitution
New constitution establishes a multi party system in Sierra Leone -
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Sierra Leone Civil War
A civil war begins protesting Momoh. The band, Revolutionary United Front (RUF) started capturing cities around Liberia -
New President and Peace Treaty
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah elected president. He signs peace accords with the rebels briefly halting the war -
War Resumes
The peace treaty is ousted and the rebels take over part of Sierra Leone's government. The rebels get rid of the multi party system -
UN Interviens
The UN joins in to the war to help Sierra Leone regain its territory from the rebel forces. A cease fire is imposed and a new peace treaty is drafted. -
UN abduction
Rebels insist that the UN is not welcome and they begin to abduct many of the UN soldiers -
UN's Foothold
The UN begins to disarm the rebel troops and start to gain a foothold in the war. -
War End
The war is declared over by the UN and war crimes will begin to be charged on many of the rebels -
Ebola Outbreak
SIerra Leone declares a state of emergency and requests help to deal with the Ebola outbreak -
Ebola Free
World Health Organization declares Sierra Leone an Ebola free region
