1999 in Sierra Leone

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Sierra Leone |

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* 1970s
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* 2010s

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* Other events of 1999
* Timeline of Sierra Leonean history

The following lists events that happened during 1999 in Sierra Leone.

## Incumbents

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* President: Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
* Vice-President: Albert Joe Demby
* Chief Justice: Desmond Edgar Luke

## Events

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### January

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* January 1 - ECOMOG succeeds in the battle with rebels in Port Loko.[1]
* January 3 - Reports emerge that refugees have come under attack due to clashes between government and rebel forces in the camps.[2]
* January 4 - The Nigerian-led ECOMOG began attacking rebels near Freetown.[3]
* January 6 - Rebels and government forces continue to clash over the capital of Freetown.[4] The United Kingdom encourages their citizens to leave Sierra Leone.[5]

### August

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* August 9 - The AFRC rebels release 19 of their hostages.[6]

### September

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* September 6 - Nigeria announces plans to withdraw their peacekeepers by next month.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Port Loko success for Ecomog".
2. ^ "Sierra Leone refugees on the move".
3. ^ "Ecomog attacks Sierra Leone rebels".
4. ^ "Battle for Sierra Leone".
5. ^ "Britons advised to get out of Sierra Leone".
6. ^ "Sierra Leone hostages freed".
7. ^ "Nigeria to resume troop pullout".

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Sovereign states|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
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* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
* Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

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