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Siege of Freetown

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Period
  
1997 – 1998

Location
  
Sierra Leone

Result
  
Government victory

Siege of Freetown

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The Siege of Freetown was a battle during the Sierra Leone Civil War. It began when Johnny Paul Koroma took over the power from Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and began a dictatorship. In response, ECOMOG troops, led by Nigeria, helped the Sierra Leone Army to attack and remove Koroma from power and Kabbah was elected back in post. In revenge, Koroma's allies, the RUF, assaulted the city but were forced to retreat.

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In fiction

The battle was portrayed in the film Blood Diamond.

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Siege of Freetown Wikipedia