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    The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002 was fueled by conflict diamonds. Rebel groups used profits from illicit diamond mining to fund their fight against the government. Civilians suffered greatly, with many forced into slave labor or fleeing as refugees. While the government has since gained control over the diamond trade, the war devastated the country and population for over a decade.

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    The civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002 was fueled by conflict diamonds. Rebel groups used profits from illicit diamond mining to fund their fight against the government. Civilians suffered greatly, with many forced into slave labor or fleeing as refugees. While the government has since gained control over the diamond trade, the war devastated the country and population for over a decade.

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    Conflict Diamonds

    Conflict Diamonds
    in Sierra Leone
    Name: Obaid Alkatheeri
    ID: H00055399
    Section: CQM
    Conflict Diamonds

    Sierra Leone’s Civil War and Its Links to


    Diamonds – Key Facts/dates
    • Sierra Leone’s is one of the countries that vast
    mineral wealth gold, bauxite, timber and copper, but it
    is the one of the poorest countries.
    • The war started in 1991, which was led by Foday
    Sankoh and it was between the rebels and the
    government.
    • The war has been lived over 10 years
    • The war is because of the diamonds.
    Conflict Diamonds

    The Winners – Who Are They and How


    Have They Benefited?
    • The government win the war and got the
    control of diamonds.
    Conflict Diamonds

    The Victims – Who Are They and How


    Are They Affected?
    • The civilians are the victims.
    • Many were used as slave labor. Others fled in
    their thousands only to starve or die of
    malaria in the jungle.
    Conflict Diamonds

    Views From the Frontline - Personal


    Stories or Quotes From People Living
    in Sierra Leone.
    • "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 said.
    • "The diamond situation is such that you have to have sophisticated
    methods of monitoring, which I'm afraid we don't have. We rely on the
    integrity of our officers. All you have told me that everybody in the
    whole system is rotten and I don't believe that. I don't believe that," said
    Mohammed Swarray-Deen, a government official in Sierra Leone.

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