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Foday Sankoh's Failure
Foday Sankoh’s downfall began when he felt as though he didn’t have to listen to the lome peace accord, and how he wanted control of the diamonds. Sankoh was born on October 17, 1937. (Brown, 2000). In the early 1960s, Sankoh served as corporal in the Sierra Leone army, but he failed the United Nation peacekeeping operations, which made him have hatred towards the UN. (Foday Sankoh, 2003). Also, Foday used to be a wedding and portrait photographer, and a cameraman for the state TV service. (Karon, 2000). After he loses his job as a cameraman for his anti-government out look, Sankoh was briefly imprisoned. For this matter, Sankoh was held accountable for being in a mutiny. (Foday Sankoh, 2003). In that case, Sankoh begin his political career
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