Effect of Imperialism in Sierra Leone In 1787‚ British humanitarian founded the "Province of Freedom" which later became Freetown‚ a British crown colony in 1808 and the principal base for the suppression of the slave trade. Throughout the 19th century‚ the colony steadily grew through various treaties of friendship from the local chiefs. After the British abolished their slave trade the new colony was used as cornerstone from which the abolishment could be enforced (Gascoigne‚ Bamber). By 1855
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Briefing notes about Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone In 1991‚ The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) attacked Sierra Leone in an attempt to obtain diamonds and overthrow Joseph Momoh’s Government. The resulting civil war lasted for 11 years and left over 50‚000(Hara-Kiri‚ 2008‚ 8th fact)‚ including children recruited to fight in the war. 3‚710 had been used as child soldiers with the RUF‚ 2‚026 with the pro-government Civil Defence Forces (CDF)‚ 471 with the Sierra Leone Army and 427 with the Armed Forces
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tag for many of these materials‚ the Sierra Club and National Geographic Society eventually published less expensive versions that appealed to a wider‚ less affluent and younger audience. This was also an opportunity to expand their base‚ particularly to the youth movement and counterculture. Purchase of their books‚ calendars‚ posters and visually appealing magazines provided Americans a way to passively show support for conservation reform. Both the Sierra Club and National Geographic Society’s
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Mothers’ Fight for Visibility The Madres de la Plaza de Mayo of Argentina were a pivotal group of mothers rising against being silenced by the military dictatorship during the Dirty War‚ between 1976-1983 at the time when thousands of children and adults disappeared. In March 1977‚ the mothers began a march in the square of the Rosada presidential palace to break the silence and expose the truth of uncovered lies told by the authorities. Argentineans either looked the other way when it came to the
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West African country Sierra Leone. In the late 1600s‚ Sierra Leone was the first place to ever house‚ sell‚ and trade transatlantic slaves (Edsall‚ Healey‚ and O’Donnell). Nearly a decade later in 1787‚ “British abolitionists and philanthropists establish[ed] a settlement in Freetown‚ for repatriated and rescued slaves”(“Sierra Leone Country Profile”). The British had control of Sierra Leone until April 27th‚ 1961‚ when Sierra Leone was finally declared independent (“Sierra Leone Country Profile”)
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Bitton‚ 1 International Consequences of Sierra Leonese Diamond Trafficking The country of Sierra Leone‚ surrounded in the North by Guinea and in the South East by Liberia‚ acquires its wealth due to its supply of many mineral resources such as diamonds‚ chrome‚ bauxite‚ iron ore‚ and rutile. Sierra Leone has many diamond mines and the qualities of the diamonds are known to be top-quality gem diamonds. Since there is a large demand for diamonds this allows the country to become wealthy. At the
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3 Carlos Marchand 4-11-11 Per.3 Marijuana Marijuana is the most commonly abused illicit drug in the United States. It is a dry‚ shredded green and brown mix of flowers‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and leaves derived from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The main active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol‚ or THC for short. How is Marijuana Abused? Marijuana is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint) or in a pipe. It is also smoked in blunts‚ which are cigars that have been
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Madres de Plaza de Mayo is a social movement that emerged in Argentina military dictatorship between 1976 and 1983 also known as (La Guerra Sucia) Dirty War. Madres de Plaza de Mayo started in Buenos Aires when after their children were suddenly kidnapped by the government military who never admitted of this crime. Madres de Plaza Mayo is an example of new movement formed mostly by women‚ who struggle fight for human rights abuses. Majority of Las Madres were housewives that had to step into the
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In Sierra Leone‚ there are many different languages‚ but only several are commonly used. Krio‚ which is an English based Creole‚ is the first language of 10% of the population‚ but it is spoken and understood by approximately 90% of the population. English‚ while the country’s official language‚ is limited to the approximately 48% of Sierra Leoneans that are literate. Another language is Mende‚ the lingua franca and main language of the southern portion of the country‚ spoken by approximately 30%
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well is Sierra Leone Performing Economically Compared to the Netherlands? Table of content • Introduction • Size of the country and employment/ unemployment • The main industries and their sizes • Import and export • Natural recourses • Currency( money) and exchange rate • Inflation rate • GDP • Economic growth • Conclusion Economical Difference Between Sierra Leone and Netherlands This project is about the economical difference of the Netherlands compared to Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone and
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