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2000 in Sierra Leone

Explore 5 historical events and records for Sierra Leone in 2000.

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Historical records for Sierra Leone in 2000

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May

17 May 2000

Arrest of Sankoh

Sankoh, Foday · Freetown · Former Leader of RUF · Warfare / Sierra Leone Civil War

Sankoh is captured and detained after the RUF hostage crisis

17 May 2000

Sankoh Arrested

Kabbah, Ahmad Tejan · Freetown · President of Sierra Leone · Government / Government of Sierra Leone

Foday Sankoh is arrested after violence near his Freetown residence

May 2000

British Intervention Requested

Kabbah, Ahmad Tejan · Freetown · President of Sierra Leone · Government / Government of Sierra Leone

Kabbah government seeks British support as RUF advances threaten Freetown

May 2000

UN Hostage Crisis

Sankoh, Foday · Makeni · Leader of RUF · Warfare / Sierra Leone Civil War

RUF fighters seize UN peacekeepers and threaten the peace process

September

10 September 2000

West Side Boys Defeated

Kallay, Foday · Rokel Creek · Militia Leader · Warfare / Sierra Leone Civil War

West Side Boys militia suffers defeat during British rescue operation

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