The document discusses the civil war in Sierra Leone between 1991 and 1999, during which the Revolutionary United Front rebel group fought the government and profited from conflict diamonds, while civilians suffered greatly, with many killed or displaced from their homes. It provides details on the timeline and key events of the war, who benefited (RUF), who suffered as victims (civilians), and a quote from a miner describing his experiences fleeing from rebels and soldiers.
The document discusses the civil war in Sierra Leone between 1991 and 1999, during which the Revolutionary United Front rebel group fought the government and profited from conflict diamonds, while civilians suffered greatly, with many killed or displaced from their homes. It provides details on the timeline and key events of the war, who benefited (RUF), who suffered as victims (civilians), and a quote from a miner describing his experiences fleeing from rebels and soldiers.
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The document discusses the civil war in Sierra Leone between 1991 and 1999, during which the Revolutionary United Front rebel group fought the government and profited from conflict diamonds, while civilians suffered greatly, with many killed or displaced from their homes. It provides details on the timeline and key events of the war, who benefited (RUF), who suffered as victims (civilians), and a quote from a miner describing his experiences fleeing from rebels and soldiers.
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declared war upon the government. • Between 1991 and 1999 thousands of people have died. • May 2000, the war had been settled between the two forces. Conflict Diamonds
The Winners
• The Revolutionary United Front were the kind
of the winners in the war. They benefited millions of dollars through all the years of war. Conflict Diamonds
The Victims
• The civilians were the most effected victims
through the whole time of war. The teenagers were dragged to the war, families were homeless and aimless. Poverty spread all over the country leaving only sadness and sorrow. Conflict Diamonds
Views From the Frontline
• "The rebels drove us out in 1992, we fled to another country.
We went and lived in Guinea like refugees. It was a constant struggle. We came back and started to settle again, they drove us out again, burnt all our houses, our cars, took our money, everything... It even got to the point where you hid from the rebels, from the militia and even the government soldiers." Tamba Lebie, miner formerly from Kono Conflict Diamonds
Signs of Hope
• The new government is gaining authority of
the country little by little and they’re trying to make living in Sierra Leone better and more peaceful.