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Foday Sankoh

Sierra Leonean warlord (1937–2003)

Summary

Sierra Leonean warlord (1937–2003)

Field	Value
name	Foday Sankoh
nationality	Sierra Leonean
image	Foday Sankoh.jpg
caption	Sankoh in 2000
order	Vice President of Sierra Leone
term_start	1999
term_end	17 May 2000
birth_date
birth_place	Masang Mayoso, Tonkolili District, British Sierra Leone
death_date
death_place	Freetown, Sierra Leone
blank1	Ethnicity
data1	Temne (patrilineal)
Loko (matrilineal)
party	Revolutionary United Front
predecessor	Albert Joe Demby
successor	Albert Joe Demby
profession	Rebel, Soldier
allegiance	Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
branch	Sierra Leone Armed Forces
serviceyears	1956–1971
rank	Corporal
battles	*Sierra Leone Civil War

Loko (matrilineal)

Foday Saybana Sankoh (17 October 1937 – 29 July 2003) was a Sierra Leonean rebel leader who was the founder and commander of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group, which was supported by the Charles Taylor-led NPFL in the 11-year-long Sierra Leone Civil War, starting in 1991 and ending in 2002. An estimated 50,000 people were killed during the war, and over 500,000 people were displaced into neighboring countries.

Death

Sankoh died in hospital of complications arising from a stroke whilst awaiting trial on the night of 29 July 2003. In a statement by the UN-backed war crimes court, chief prosecutor David Crane said that Sankoh's death granted him "a peaceful end that he denied to so many others".

References

(30 July 2003). "Sierra Leone rebel leader Sankoh dies". The Independent.
(30 July 2003). "Foday Sankoh: The cruel rebel".

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