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Foday Saybana Sankoh (17 October 1937 – 29 July 2003) was the founder of the Sierra Leone rebel group Revolutionary United Front (RUF), which was supported by Charles Taylor -led NPFL in the 11-year-long Sierra Leone Civil War, starting in 1991 and ending in 2002.
Jan 16, 2017 · Learn about the life and legacy of Foday Saybana Sankoh, the founder and leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) that fought a brutal civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002. Find out how he was born, imprisoned, exiled, indicted, and died.
Aug 7, 2003 · Foday Saybana Sankoh, an African revolutionary, died on July 29th, aged 65. Aug 7th 2003 |. “A GREAT man who cared for his people and country.” That was how his widow described Foday Sankoh,...
Jul 30, 2003 · Former rebel leader Foday Sankoh, indicted by the Special Court for Sierra Leone for war crimes committed during 10 years of brutal conflict, atrocities and human rights violations in the...
Jan 6, 2023 · Sankoh was a former itinerant photographer and Sierra Leonean soldier, who went on to found and lead one of the world’s most gruesome military organizations, the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), which was responsible for majority of the killings of over 50,000 people and the largest share of other abuses committed against civilians during the 1...
Foday Saybana Sankoh, the former leader of the Revolutionary United Front, was indicted on 7 March 2003. He was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Special Court by the Government of Sierra Leone, which had held him in detention since his arrest in May 2000.
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Jul 30, 2003 · Foday Sankoh led a vicious rebel group that maimed and raped civilians in Sierra Leone. He was arrested, indicted for war crimes and died in prison in 2003.
