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Sierra Leone became a republic on 19 April 1971. Coups have occurred in the country in 1992, 1996, and 1997. A Nigerian led intervention force launched an offensive against the military junta that had taken power in 1997. In July 1999 a peace accord was achieved and signed by the parties involved. There were some eruptions of violence at the start, but as the UN peace keeping force grew in numbers things have been stabilized. Free and open elections are scheduled for May 2002. | Sierra Leone became a republic on 19 April 1971. Coups have occurred in the country in 1992, 1996, and 1997. A Nigerian led intervention force launched an offensive against the military junta that had taken power in 1997. In July 1999 a peace accord was achieved and signed by the parties involved. There were some eruptions of violence at the start, but as the UN peace keeping force grew in numbers things have been stabilized. Free and open elections are scheduled for May 2002. | ||
The International Monetary Fund, feeling that sufficient progress has been made has begun to help the country to rebuild. Refugees are returning from exile as quickly as they can be reabsorbed back into the society. | The International Monetary Fund, feeling that sufficient progress has been made has begun to help the country to rebuild. Refugees are returning from exile as quickly as they can be reabsorbed back into the society.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone Sierra Leone]</ref> | ||
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
1792 - Nearly 1.200 persons from Nova Scotia crossed the Atlantic to build the second, and only permanent Colony of Sierra Leone.<br> | 1792 - Nearly 1.200 persons from Nova Scotia crossed the Atlantic to build the second, and only permanent Colony of Sierra Leone.<br> | ||
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