The Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
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Transcript of Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone
Flag of Sierra Leone`s
Sierra Leone and neighbors
• Small country in a West Coast of Africa.
• Bounded with Republic of Guinea and Liberia.
• Capital: Freetown.
• Population: 4,6 million.
• Languages:Krio, English, Temme, Mende.
History of Sierra Leone
• 1460. First Portuguese navigators reached the region.
• Sierra Leone- lion mountains.
• Well known harbor for Europeans.
• 1808- Freetown and entire peninsular became a British colony.
• 1961. Entire country was declared independent.
• 1971. Sierra Leone became a republic.
• First president- Siaka Stevens.
• Current president- Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
• Sierra Leone history is very unclear.
Sierra Leone`s economy
• Sierra Leone is extremely poor.• Two-thirds of working people engaged with
agriculture.• Manufacture for the domestic market.• Major source of hard currency -diamonds.• Internal warfare.• Aid from aboard.
Sierra Leone`s Climate
• Tropical climate with two basic seasons.
• Two prevailing winds.
• Average temperature between 21°C- 31°C.
Sierra Leone`s entertainment
• Music struggling through a recession.
• Musicians are playing `70 disco sounds.
• Cinema is dormant if not even extinct.
• Theater almost extinct
Sierra Leone• Very young country.
• Very poor country.
• Underdeveloped country.
• Very hot climate.
• Very unknown country.