Foday Sankoh

Politician

1937 – 2003

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Who was Foday Sankoh?

Foday Saybana Sankoh was the leader and founder of the Sierra Leone rebel group Revolutionary United Front in the 11-year-long Sierra Leone Civil War, starting in 1991 and ending in 2002. An estimated 50,000 people were killed during the war, and over 500,000 people were displaced in neighbouring countries.

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Born
Oct 17, 1937
Masang Mayoso
Religion
  • Paganism
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Temne people
Nationality
  • Sierra Leone
Profession
Education
  • University of London
  • University of East London
Died
Jul 29, 2003
Freetown

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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