Sankoh (left) and Kabbah (right) in Lome, Togo.
Lome Peace Treaty
*Held in Togo, from the 25 May 1999, to 7 July 1999.
*RUF continues to violate the peace agreement
-Not allowing humanitarian access to areas under RUF's control.
-Continue to loot Aid Workers' property.
*Promised to return them in Peace treaty, but only few of them were actually returned.
-Mutilation, murder and abduction were still prevalent.
On January 18, 2002 President Kabbah declared the civil war officially over.
http://www.sierra-leone.org/lomeaccord.html
http://www.un.org/Depts/DPKO/Missions/unomsil/UnomsilB.htm
http://www.un.org/Depts/DPKO/Missions/unomsil/UnomsilB.htm
Lome Peace Treaty
*Held in Togo, from the 25 May 1999, to 7 July 1999.
*RUF continues to violate the peace agreement
-Not allowing humanitarian access to areas under RUF's control.
-Continue to loot Aid Workers' property.
*Promised to return them in Peace treaty, but only few of them were actually returned.
-Mutilation, murder and abduction were still prevalent.
On January 18, 2002 President Kabbah declared the civil war officially over.
http://www.sierra-leone.org/lomeaccord.html
http://www.un.org/Depts/DPKO/Missions/unomsil/UnomsilB.htm
http://www.un.org/Depts/DPKO/Missions/unomsil/UnomsilB.htm
2 comments:
Was there still fighting that occurred after 2002 even though President Kabbah declared that the civil war was over?
Hi Hannah!
You have lots of great information on this blog so far--nice research.
Right now it reads like a fact sheet, though--you might want to consider writing in paragraph form and inserting your own thoughts/ opinions/comments--that is what a blogger does.
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