RUF Offensive
Foday Sankoh leads the Revolutionary United Front into Kailahun District
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Foday Sankoh Biography and Timeline
Follow Foday Sankoh through 11 dated historical records for Sierra Leone.
Foday Sankoh, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1991–2000Years on this page
1991
Diamond Areas Targeted
RUF advances toward diamond-producing districts that become central to the war
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
1993
RUF Guerrilla War
RUF continues guerrilla warfare and attacks rural communities
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
1994
Civilian Abuses
RUF violence against civilians intensifies in rebel-held areas
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
1995
RUF Near Freetown
RUF pressure threatens the capital before government counteroffensives
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
1996
Abidjan Agreement
Foday Sankoh signs peace agreement with the Sierra Leone government
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
1998
Rebel Campaign
RUF and AFRC forces intensify attacks before the Freetown assault
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
1999
Lome Peace Agreement
Foday Sankoh signs the Lome Peace Agreement with the government
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
Diamond Commission Role
Lome settlement gives Sankoh a powerful role over strategic mineral resources
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1999-2000
2000
Arrest of Sankoh
Sankoh is captured and detained after the RUF hostage crisis
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
UN Hostage Crisis
RUF fighters seize UN peacekeepers and threaten the peace process
Role range: 1991-2002 – 1991-2000
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.