Siege of Freetown

Battle of Freetown
Part of Sierra Leone Civil War

Map of Sierra Leone
Date25 May 1997 – 6 February 1998
Location
Sierra Leone, Freetown
Result

ECOMOG victory

Belligerents

 Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Kabbah loyalists
 Nigeria
(leading ECOMOG forces)
Commanders and leaders
Sierra Leone Johnny Paul Koroma
Foday Sankoh		 Sierra Leone Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Nigeria Maxwell Khobe
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The siege of Freetown was a battle during the Sierra Leone Civil War. It began when Johnny Paul Koroma took over the power[1] from Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and began a dictatorship.[2] In response, ECOMOG troops, led by Nigeria, helped the Sierra Leone Army to attack and remove Koroma from power and Kabbah was elected back in post. In revenge, Koroma's allies, the RUF, assaulted the city but were forced to retreat.[3]

  1. ^ Freetown under siege
  2. ^ "Freetown under Nigerian siege - Sierra Leone | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 1997-07-16. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
  3. ^ www.hrw.org https://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/sierra/SIERLE99.htm. Retrieved 2024-01-19. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)