Siege of Freetown

The siege of Freetown was a battle during the Sierra Leone Civil War. It began when Johnny Paul Koroma took over the power[1] from Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and began a dictatorship. In response, ECOMOG troops, led by Nigeria, helped the Sierra Leone Army to attack and remove Koroma from power and Kabbah was elected back in post. In revenge, Koroma's allies, the RUF, assaulted the city but were forced to retreat.

Battle of Freetown
Part of Sierra Leone Civil War

Map of Sierra Leone
Date25 May 1997-6 February 1998
Location
Sierra Leone, Freetown
Result

ECOMOG victory

Belligerents

 Sierra Leone

 Sierra Leone Kabbah loyalists
 Nigeria
(leading ECOMOG forces)
Commanders and leaders
Sierra Leone Johnny Paul Koroma
Foday Sankoh		 Sierra Leone Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Nigeria Maxwell Khobe
This article is part of a series on the
Sierra Leone Civil War
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Political groups
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See also

In fiction

The battle was portrayed in the film Blood Diamond (taking place in 1999, in spite of the RUF take over, taking place in 1997).

References
  1. Freetown under siege

Bibliography
  • Mark Malan, 'Layered Response' To an African Conflict Or muddling through in Sierra Leone?


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