1997-1999
Press releases, letters and testimony by then-
Ambassador to the United States John Ernest Leigh,
in PDF format.
1997-2001
Press releases and statements by the Government of Sierra Leone, in PDF format.
May 2002
Report of the National Recovery Committee.
8 February 2002
NCDDR, Presentation to Donor Mission by Dr. Francis
Kai-Kai, Executive Secretary, National Committee for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration.
18 January 2002
President Kabbah, Ceremony to conclude the
disarmament process.
18 January 2002 - Conflict officially ends with a ceremony in Freetown.
16 January 2002 - UN Security Council Resolution 1389 mandates UNAMSIL to assist with Sierra Leone's elections.
6 January 2002
President Kabbah, Ecumenical Service in Freetown.
19 December 2001 - UN Security Council Resolution 1385 extends the ban on rough diamond exports imposed by Resolution 1306 for 11 months from 5 January 2002, exempting diamonds exported through the government's new Certificate of Origin Regime.
15 December 2001
President Kabbah, University of Sierra Leone
Congregation.
30 November 2001
President Kabbah, Launch of the 50/50 Group.
16 November 2001
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sahr Matturi to the United Nations General Assembly.
8 November 2001
President Kabbah, Chamber of Commerce, Industry
and Agriculture.
21 September 2001
President Kabbah, Convocation address at Southern Connecticut State University.
18 September 2001 - UN Security Council Resolution 1370 extends UNAMSIL's mandate until 30 March 2002.
10 September 2001
President Kabbah, Orientation workshop for newly-recruited administrative officers.
7 September 2001
GOSL, Statement on the Peace Process.
11 August 2001
President Kabbah, Commissioning of the SLRA
Mechanical Services Unit.
24 July 2001
President Kabbah, Sierra Leone Army passing-out ceremony at Benguema Training Centre.
15 May 2001
CDF/RUF, Joint communique by Hinga Norman (CDF) and Omrie Golley (RUF) calling for a cessation of hostilities.
8 May 2001
President Kabbah, First Anniversary of "May 8, 2000 incident" in Freetown.
3 May 2001
President Kabbah, World Press Freedom Day.
27 April 2001
President Kabbah, Independence Day Address.
5 April 2001
President Kabbah, Sierra Leone Army passing-out ceremony at Benguema Training Centre.
30 March 2001 - UN Security Council Resolution 1346 authorises an increase of UNAMSIL's strength to 17,500 military personnel, and extends its mandate to 30 September 2001.
15 February 2001
President Kabbah, Address at launch of "Peace and Development Initiative" prooject.
6 January 2001
President Kabbah, Ecumenical Service of Remembrance and Thanksgiving.
24 December 2000
President Kabbah, Message to the Nation for Ramadan, Christmas, and New Year.
22 December 2000 - UN Security Council Resolution 1334 extends UNAMSIL's mission until 31 March 2001.
15 December 2000
President Kabbah, ECOWAS Summit in Bamako, Mali.
20 September 2000 - UN Security Council Resolution 1321 extends UNAMSIL's mission until 31 December 2000.
7 September 2000
President Kabbah, United Nations Millennium Summit
in New York.
5 September 2000 - UN Security Council Resolution 1317 extends UNAMSIL's mission until 20 September 2000.
20 August 2000 - Issa Sesay is chosen to succeed jailed Foday Sankoh as the RUF's "interim leader."
14 August 2000 - UN Security Council Resolution 1315 calls for the establishing of "a special court" with jurisdiction over those "who bear the greatest responsibility" for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
4 August 2000 - UN Security Council Resolution 1313 restructures and strengthens UNAMSIL, and extends its mandate to 8 September 2000.
22 July 2000
President Kabbah, Passing off ceremony at Benguema Training Centre.
5 July 2000 - UN Security Council Resolution 1306 prohibits the import of rough Sierra Leonean diamonds by any state.
11 July 2001
Statement by Sam Hinga Norman at the UN Conference on the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects.
16 June 2000
President Kabbah, Address to open Parliament.
27 May 2000
President Kabbah, ECOWAS Silver Jubilee Celebrations.
26 May 2000
President Kabbah, Broadcast to the Nation calling for national unity.
19 May 2000 - British Royal Marines arrive in Freetown in support of the United Nations peacekeeping force.
14 May 2000
President Kabbah, Broadcast to the Nation calling on
the RUF to lay down their weapons.
8 May 2000
President Kabbah, Address to the Nation following
anti-RUF demonstrations in Freetown.
8 May 2000 - More than 20 protesters are shot outside Foday Sankoh's house in Freetown. Sankoh disappears for nine days. He is arrested when he reappears on 17 May.
7 May 2000
President Kabbah, Broadcast to the Nation on events concerning UNAMSIL.
1 May 2000 - RUF unleashes widespread attacks against UN peacekeepers.
27 April 2000
President Kabbah, Independence Day Address.
25 April 2000
President Kabbah, African Summit on Roll Back Malaria.
18 April 2000
Message to CCP Ground/Battalion Commanders Peace Conference in Bo. Delivered on behalf of President
Kabbah by Vice-President Albert Joe Demby.
4 April 2000
President Kabbah, OAU/EU Summit in Cairo.
27 March 2000
President Kabbah, Donors Conference for Sierra Leone.
7 February 2000 - UN Security Council Resolution 1289 expands UNAMSIL to 11,100 military personnel and extends UNAMSIL's mandate to 7 August 2000.
31 December 1999
President Kabbah, New Year and Millennium Message
to the Nation.
30 December 1999
GOSL, Reaction to RUFP position paper on alleged violations of the Lome Peace Accord.
18 December 1999
President Kabbah, Address at the Congregation,
University of Sierra Leone.
28 November 1999
President Kabbah, Address at World Conference on Religion and Peace in Amman, Jordan.
22 October 1999 - UN Security Council Resolution 1270 authorises the 6,000 United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL).
20 August 1999 - UN Security Council Resolution 1260 authorises the strengthening of UNOMSIL's political, civil affairs, information, human rights and child protection elements.
7 July 1999
President Kabbah, transcript of his remarks at the
signing of the Lome Peace Accord.
7 July 1999 - GOSL and RUF sign Lome Peace Accord in Togo.
5 July 1999
President Kabbah, Address to the Nation prior to his departure to the peace talks in Lome, Togo.
11 June 1999
President Kabbah, Address to Open Parliament.
11 June 1999 - UN Security Council Resolution 1245 extends UNOMSIL's mandate to 13 December 1999.
7 May 1999
GOSL, Statement on the Peace Process.
May 1999 (date uncertain)
Reaction by the Sierra Leone Government to the RUF recommendations/proposals.
27 April 1999
President Kabbah, Independence Day Address.
7 April 1999
President Kabbah, Opening of the National
Consultative Conference.
27 March 1999
President Kabbah, Address to the Nation.
14 March 1999
President Kabbah, Address to the Nation.
11 March 1999 - UN Security Council Resolution 1231 extends UNOMSIL's mandate until 13 June 1999.
28 February 1999
President Kabbah, Address to the Nation.
21 February 1999
President Kabbah, Address to the Nation.
7 February 1999
President Kabbah, Address to the Nation.
1 February 1999
President Kabbah, Address to the Nation.
12 January 1999 - UN Security Council Resolution 1220 extends UNOMSIL's mandate until 13 March 1999.
6 January 1999 - Rebel fighters, mostly from AFRC, launch a bloody attack on Freetown.
2 September 1998
President Kabbah, Address to the Nation.
31 August 1998
Letter from President Kabbah to members of the Sierra Leone People's Party.
13 July 1998 - UN Security Council Resolution 1181 authorises a 70-member United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL).
10 July 1998
President Kabbah, Special United Nations Conference
on Sierra Leone.
5 June 1998 - UN Security Council Resolution 1181 terminates the arms embargo on the Government of Sierra Leone, but prohibits arms sales to non-governmental forces. Urges member states to prevent members of the junta from entering or transiting their countries.
22 May 1998
President Kabbah, Address to Open Parliament.
4 May 1998
Sierra Leone Gazette, List of those charged before the High Court for treason.
17 April 1998 - UN Security Council Resolution 1162 - Authorises the deployment of up to ten UN military liaison and security advisory personnel, and undertaking to consider the deployment of militiary personnel.
16 March 1998 - UN Security Council Resolution 1156 welcomes the restoration of the elected government and terminates the fuel embargo on Sierra Leone.
10 March 1998
President Kabbah's address at the Siaka Stevens
Stadium (National Stadium) following his return to Freetown.
10 March 1998 - President Kabbah returns from exile after the ousting of the AFRC by ECOMOG.
13 February 1998
President Kabbah's address to the nation "on the restoration of democracy in Sierra Leone".
13 January 1998
GOSL, Office of the President, on implementation of
the Conakry Peace Plan.
23 December 1997
CDF, Deputy Defence Minister and CDF Coordinator Sam Hinga Norman declares all roads closed as of 20 December, "Black Saturday".
21 December 1997
President Kabbah's Christmas and New Year's message
to the nation.
9 December 1997
President Kabbah's address to the Organisation of
Islamic Countries (OIC) at Teheran, Iran.
5 November 1997
Press statement by President Kabbah on the Conakry Peace Agreement.
23 October 1997 - AFRC and ECOWAS sign the Conakry Accord.
9 October 1997
President Kabbah's broadcast to the nation following
his visit to the United States.
8 October 1997 - UN Security Council Resolution 1132 imposing an embargo on the AFRC under Chapter VIII.
1 October 1997
President Kabbah's address to the United Nations
General Assembly.
27 August 1997
President Kabbah's address at the ECOWAS summit in Abuja, Nigeria.
2 August 1997
GOSL, Reaction to the AFRC Position Paper on
Negotiation, presented to four ECOWAS foreign
ministers in Abidjan.
25 May 1997 - Soldiers overthrow the elected government of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. He establishes a government-in-exile in Conakry, Guinea.
30 November 1996 - Government of Sierra Leone and RUF sign Abidjan Peace Agreement.
2 October 1996
(GOSL) The document, an agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Government of Iran, is dated 2 October 1996. It was circulated by the AFRC in November 1997.
15 March 1996 - President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah elected president following multi-party elections.
16 January 1996 - Strasser replaced by Brig. Julius Maada Bio in "palace coup".
29 March 1996
President Kabbah's inaugural speech.
29 April 1992 - Soldiers overthrow the government of Joseph Saidu Momoh and establish National Provisional Ruling Council (NPRC) headed by Capt. Valentine Strasser.
23 March 1991 - The RUF crosses into Sierra Leone to attack the Kailahun District town of Bomaru, launching a decade of civil war.