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Sunday, July 18, 2021

Basic timeline of Sierra Leone

This post is a basic timeline of Sierra Leone. There are 9 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Limba tribe (Pre-European era)
• Pedro de Sintra and Portugal arrive (1462)
• Atlantic slave trade (15th century - 19th century)
• Mane invasion (16th century)
• British Sierra Leone Colony (1808-1961)
• Hut Tax War (1898)
• Sierra Leone gains independence (1961)
• Military coup d'état (1967, 1968)
• Sierra Leone Civil War (1991-2002)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Sierra Leone at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Sierra Leone.)