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ARTICLES RELATED TO Sierra Leone - History | | | |  Sierra Leone - History: Encyclopedia II - Sierra Leone - HistoryMain article: History of Sierra Leone
The written history of Sierra Leone began in 1462, when the Portuguese explorer Pedro da Cintra first landed and named the country "Lion Mountains". Europeans used the land as a source for slaves, but in 1787 Freetown was established as a city for former slaves living in London.
In 1808, Sierra Leone became a British Crown Colony, which it remained until halfway through the 20th century, when the process of de-colonization was commenced. This culminated in independence on April 27, 1961. Sir Milton Margai ( ...
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| | | | Sierra Leone - History: Encyclopedia II - Sierra Leone - Demographics Main article: Demographics of Sierra Leone
There are about 14 different tribes living in Sierra Leone, which together make up about 99% of the population. The most important tribes are the Temne (mostly in the north) and Mende (central and south), both forming about one third of the population. There is a sizeable number of Krioss, descendants of enslaved Africans, freed in London in the ...
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| | | | Sierra Leone - History: Encyclopedia II - Sierra Leone - Economy Main article: Economy of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is an extremely poor nation with tremendous inequality in income distribution. In fact, it has the lowest average income in the world. It does have substantial mineral and fishery resources and agricultural potential. However, the economic and social infrastructure is not well developed, and serious social disorders continue to hamper economic development, following a 9-year civil war. About two-thirds of the working-age population engages in subsistence agriculture. Manufacturing consists mainly of the processing of raw materials and of ligh ...
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| | | | Sierra Leone - History: Encyclopedia II - Sierra Leone - Politics Main article: Politics of Sierra Leone
The head of state and government is the president, who is elected every five years (most recently in May 2002). He appoints and heads a cabinet of ministers. The Sierra Leonean parliament is unicameral, with 124 seats. 112 members are elected concurrently with the presidential elections; the other 12 seats are filled by paramount chiefs from each of the country's 12 administrative districts.
Local Government elections were held in 2004 (for the first time since 1972), electing 456 ...
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| | | | Sierra Leone - History: Encyclopedia II - Sierra Leone - Geography Main article: Geography of Sierra Leone
Much of Sierra Leone's coastline consists of mangrove swamps, with the exception of the peninsula on which the capital city Freetown is located. The rest of Sierra Leone is mostly plateau (about 300 m above sea level) covered by forests, with mountains in the northeast of the country (highest point Loma Mansa, 1,948 m). The climate is tropical, with a rainy season from May to December.
Major cities are the capital Freeto ...
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