AFRC junta
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The AFRC junta was a military regime in Sierra Leone formed by mutinous soldiers that briefly seized power in the late 1990s and became notorious for its brutality and involvement in the country’s civil war.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military junta
ⓘ
military regime ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| capitalControlled | Freetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
brutality
ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ involvement in civil war ⓘ |
| conflict | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | mutinous soldiers ⓘ |
| governanceType | military dictatorship ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | parts of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| ideology | military rule ⓘ |
| impactOnCountry | prolongation of the Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ |
| impactOnPopulation | mass displacement of civilians ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alliances with rebel forces
ⓘ
disruption of democratic governance in Sierra Leone ⓘ widespread violence against civilians ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
international community
ⓘ
regional peacekeeping forces ⓘ |
| opposedGovernmentOf | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
further destabilization of Sierra Leone
ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| tookPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| usedMethod | military force to maintain power ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council