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Sierra Leone

19 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Sierra Leone, 1961 CE to 2025 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

20th century

4 entries, 1961 CE to 1999 CE

  • 1961April 27 - Sierra Leone gains its independence from Britain as a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Sierra Leone.Sierra Leonesource
  • 1998February 12 - Fighting between Nigerian troops and the military government of Sierra Leone now reach Freetown.Sierra Leonesource
  • 1999January 1 - ECOMOG succeeds in the battle with rebels in Port Loko.Sierra Leonesource
  • 1999January 6 - Rebels and government forces continue to clash over the capital of Freetown. The United Kingdom encourages their citizens to leave Sierra Leone.Sierra Leonesource

21st century

15 entries, 2005 CE to 2025 CE

  • 2005March 7 - Three members of the former military government, Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, go on trial accused of crimes against humanity during the civil war.Sierra Leonesource
  • 2005November 7 - Sierra Leone Health and Sanitation, Abator Thomas says that polio has been eradicated in the country, following a successful immunization program.Sierra Leonesource
  • 20077 June 2007 - United States agrees to cancel 100% ($58 million USD) of Sierra Leone's foreign debt.Sierra Leonesource
  • 2007June 2007, Bo Waterside, a key border crossing on the Mano River, re-opens for the first time since 1990 allowing increased traffic between Sierra Leone and Liberia.Sierra Leonesource
  • 200717 June: Sierra Leone lost to Mali 0-3 in BamakoSierra Leonesource
  • 2007The 2007 Koidu-Sefadu protest was an action by 400 protesters in the town of Koidu-Sefadu in Eastern Province. The protest was aimed at the local diamond mine which the resident claim has lowered local living conditions and environmental conditions in the area. The result of the protest was a clampdown by Sierra Leonean police and the death of 2 protesters.Sierra Leonesource
  • 2014May 29 - Medical teams from the World Health Organization and Doctors Without Borders arrive in Sierra Leone to deal with an outbreak of Ebola virus.Sierra Leonesource
  • 201513 February - Sierra Leone quarantines 700 homes in the Aberdeen district of Freetown following the death of a fisherman.Sierra Leonesource
  • 20187 March – Sierra Leonean general election, 2018Sierra Leonesource
  • 2021Freetown fuel tanker explosionSierra Leonesource
  • 2022Sierra Leone at the 2022 Commonwealth GamesSierra Leonesource
  • 20245 December – A nationwide vaccination campaign is launched against Ebola.Sierra Leonesource
  • 202516 December – US President Donald Trump issues a proclamation barring Sierra Leonean nationals from entering the United States.Sierra Leonesource
  • 20257 March – Investigative outlets publish a video of immigration chief Alusine Kanneh receiving a gift from fugitive Dutch drug lord Johannes Leijdekkers at a Freetown restaurant, causing President Bio to fire him.Sierra Leonesource
  • 202513 July – The Gola-Tiwai complex, which includes Tiwai Island and the Gola Rainforest National Park, is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.Sierra Leonesource