End of the war
Several factors led to the end of the civil war. First, Guinean cross-border bombing raids against villages believed to be bases used by the RUF working in conjunction with Guinean dissidents were very effective in routing the rebels. Another factor encouraging a less combative RUF was a new UN resolution that demanded that the government of Liberia expel all RUF members, end their financial support of the RUF, and halt the illicit diamond trade. Finally, the Kamajors, feeling less threatened now that the RUF was disintegrating in the face of a robust opponent, failed to incite violence like they had done in the past. With their backs against the wall and without any international support, the RUF forces signed a new peace treaty within a matter of weeks.
On 18 January 2002, President Kabbah declared the
eleven yearlong Sierra Leone Civil War officially over. By most estimates, over
50,000 people had lost their lives during the war.Countless more fell victim to the
reprehensible and perverse behavior of the combatants. In May 2002 President
Kabbah and his party, the Sierra Leone People's
Party (SLPP), won landslide victories in the presidential
and legislative elections. Kabbah was re-elected for a five-year term. The
RUF's political wing, the Revolutionary United Front Party,failed to win a
single seat in parliament. The elections were marked by irregularities and
allegations of fraud, but not to a degree that significantly affected the
outcome.
Sierra Leone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone_Civil_War
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