Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea on the north and Liberia on the south, with the Atlantic Ocean on the west. The name Sierra Leone was adapted from the Portuguese name for the country: Serra Leoa. The literal meaning is "Lion Mountains." During the 1700s Sierra Leone was an important centre of the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The capital Freetown was founded in 1792 by the Sierra Leone Company as a home for African Americans who had fought for the British in the American Revolutionary War. In 1808, Freetown became a British Crown Colony, and in 1896, the interior of the country became a British Protectorate. The Crown Colony and Protectorate joined and gained independence in 1961. From 1991 to 2000, the country suffered greatly under a devastating civil war. To end the civil war, UN and British forces disarmed 17,000 militia and rebels, in the largest UN peacekeeping act of the decade. The average life span of a Sierra Leonean is 38 years for men and 42 years for women. ^*

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Megan, , has given loan amount of 400 to Go Try Group, Makeni, Sierra Leone. Reason: To expand their business inventory
kivalendactivts (KivaLendinActivitis) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:41:36 -0000
Megan, , has given loan amount of 400 to Go Try Group, Makeni, Sierra Leone. Reason: To expand their business inventory
Megan, , has given loan amount of 400 to Go Try Group, Makeni, Sierra Leone. Reason: To expand their business inventory
kivalendactivts (KivaLendinActivitis) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:41:36 -0000
Megan, , has given loan amount of 400 to Go Try Group, Makeni, Sierra Leone. Reason: To expand their business inventory
good thing i didn't wear my cameroon or sierra leone top in the end RT: @GabrielHeatwave: a Caribbean win in the Dalston Rhumble soundclash
danhancox (dan hancox) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:21:03 -0000
good thing i didn't wear my cameroon or sierra leone top in the end RT: @GabrielHeatwave: a Caribbean win in the Dalston Rhumble soundclash
Programme Manager, Sierra Leone, CARE @UNjobs #jobs http://p11.org/WIpPUsA
UNjobs_Food (UNjobs Food) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:11:44 -0000
Programme Manager, Sierra Leone, CARE @UNjobs #jobs http://p11.org/WIpPUsA
Our new baby girl, 2 weeks old, is sick. We're doing all we can to help her. Always a concern when medical care is scarce in Sierra Leone.
AllAsOne (Aid to Sierra Leone) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:07:37 -0000
Our new baby girl, 2 weeks old, is sick. We're doing all we can to help her. Always a concern when medical care is scarce in Sierra Leone.
I got diamonds drippin off me,Carats and stones.Lookin like i just left Sierra Leone and my money getting chubby putting calories on
SupremeNYCPerry (Kymani Kinsale) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:57:52 -0000
I got diamonds drippin off me,Carats and stones.Lookin like i just left Sierra Leone and my money getting chubby putting calories on

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