2000 ⟶ British Rescue of Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers in Sierra Leone
September 10: A British military operation to free five sold...
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🏘️ Freed Slaves Found Freetown
Freed slaves from London establish Freetown in present-day Sierra Leone.⟶
Transatlantic Slave TradeAbolitionismColonialismSettlementDiasporaSierra LeoneAfrican DiasporaSocial History
Sierra Leone
United Kingdom🇬🇧 Sierra Leone Declared a British Colony
Sierra Leone becomes British colony.⟶
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismPolitical HistoryAtlantic Slave TradeSlaveryGovernanceSierra Leone
Sierra LeoneUnited Kingdom⚔️ British Invasion of Zululand
Anglo-Zulu War in South Africa.⟶
ColonialismBritish EmpireImperialismMilitary HistoryConflictIndigenous Resistance
United Kingdom
South Africa⚔️ Sierra Leone Civil War Begins
March 23: Beginning of the Sierra Leone Civil War.⟶
Civil WarSierra LeoneArmed ConflictRebellionHuman Rights ViolationsPost-Colonialism
Sierra Leone🛡️ British Rescue of Royal Irish Regiment Soldiers in Sierra Leone
September 10: A British military operation to free five soldiers from the Royal Irish Regiment that were held captive for over two weeks during the Sierra Leone Civil War, all of which were rescued.⟶
British ArmyMilitary OperationRescueConflictMilitary Intervention
Sierra LeoneUnited Kingdom🛡️ Operation Palliser Ends Sierra Leone Civil War
May 6: The British Army launches Operation Palliser which effectively ends the Sierra Leone Civil War.⟶
Civil WarMilitary InterventionBritish ArmySierra LeoneConflict ResolutionPost-ConflictWarfare
Sierra LeoneUnited Kingdom