Today in Sierra Leone History
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 11 of 11
1788-08-22 - Sierra Leone, settled by British as a former haven for slaves
1808-01-01 - Sierra Leone becomes a British colony
1820-02-06 - 1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa (NY to Sierra Leone)
1961-04-27 - Sierra Leone declares independence from UK
1971-04-19 - Sierra Leone becomes a republic (Natl Day)
1978-06-14 - Sierra Leone adopts constitution
1989-04-19 - Republic Day in Sierra Leone
1997-05-25 - A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koromah.
2002-01-18 - Sierra Leone Civil War was finally declared over.
2012-08-30 - Cholera outbreak kills 229 people in Sierra Leone
2012-11-24 - Ernest Bai Koroma is re-elected President of Sierra Leone
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 7 of 7
1884-06-28 - Lamina Sankoh, early Sierra Leonean nationalist (d. 1964)
1905-08-24 - Siaka Stevens, President of Sierra Leone (d. 1988)
1924-09-14 - Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean diplomat and author (d. 1994)
1928-08-22 - Tinga Seisay, Sierra Leonean diplomat and pro-democracy advocate
1932-02-16 - Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, President of Sierra Leone
1937-01-26 - Joseph Saidu Momoh, gen/president (Sierra Leone)
1964-12-25 - Peter Hanson, English/Sierra Leone/Dutch actor (Darling How Could You)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 3 of 3
1792-06-25 - Thomas Peters, Early Sierra Leonean founder (b. 1738)
2003-07-29 - Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean rebel leader (b. 1937)
2007-02-22 - Samuel Hinga Norman, Sierra Leonean alleged war criminal (b. 1940)
