Samuel Hinga Norman
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1940 – 2007
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Who was Samuel Hinga Norman?
Samuel Hinga Norman was a Sierra Leonean politician from the Mende tribe. He was the founder and leader of the Civil Defence Forces, commonly known as the Kamajors. The Kamajors supported the government of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah against the Revolutionary United Front, which was led by Foday Sankoh. On 7 March 2003 Hinga Norman was indicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone for war crimes and crimes against humanity. He died on 22 February 2007 in Dakar, Senegal while undergoing medical treatment.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1940
Sierra Leone - Ethnicity
- Mende people
- Died
- Feb 22, 2007
Dakar
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on July 23, 2013
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