Revolutionary United Front
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The Revolutionary United Front was a rebel group in Sierra Leone notorious for its brutal tactics, including widespread atrocities against civilians, during the country's civil war in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-state armed group
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rebel group ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RUF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | National Patriotic Front of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfAgreement | 1999-07-07 ⓘ |
| designatedAs | terrorist organization by some governments and organizations ⓘ |
| disarmedUnder | Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration program in Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2002 ⓘ |
| financingMethod | trade in conflict diamonds ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Abdulai Koroma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Foday Sankoh NERFINISHED ⓘ Rashid Mansaray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
control of diamond-producing regions
ⓘ
overthrow of the Sierra Leonean government ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-government insurgency
ⓘ
revolutionary populism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
amputations of limbs
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forced labor in diamond mining ⓘ mass killings ⓘ systematic sexual violence ⓘ use of child soldiers ⓘ widespread atrocities against civilians ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| leadersConvictedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | invasion of Freetown in January 1999 ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Foday Sankoh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Issa Sesay NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Bockarie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Eastern Province of Sierra Leone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kailahun District NERFINISHED ⓘ Kono District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | wider Mano River region conflicts ⓘ |
| signedAgreement | Lomé Peace Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| subjectTo | investigations by the Special Court for Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Charles Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
abduction of civilians
ⓘ
forced recruitment ⓘ looting ⓘ mutilation as intimidation ⓘ village raids ⓘ |
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