Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
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The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council was a military junta in Sierra Leone that seized power in the late 1990s and became a key faction in the country's brutal civil war.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military junta
ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AFRC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
war crimes ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Revolutionary United Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| capitalControlled | Freetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairman | Johnny Paul Koroma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continuedAs | rebel faction after 1998 ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateFormed | May 1997 ⓘ |
| endOfDeFactoRule | 1998 ⓘ |
| formedBy | disgruntled soldiers of the Sierra Leone Army ⓘ |
| goal | control of the Sierra Leonean state ⓘ |
| governmentType | military government ⓘ |
| ideology | military rule ⓘ |
| includedMembersOf |
Revolutionary United Front
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Leone Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
human rights abuses
ⓘ
looting and destruction in Freetown ⓘ use of child soldiers ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication | English ⓘ |
| leader | Johnny Paul Koroma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostControlOfCapitalIn | February 1998 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1997 coup in Sierra Leone
ⓘ
1999 invasion and fighting in Freetown ⓘ |
| notRecognizedBy |
Organization of African Unity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
ECOMOG
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oustedBy | ECOMOG forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrewGovernmentOf | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Lomé Peace Process NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
Civil Defence Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pro-Kabbah forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | few foreign governments ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| seizedPowerIn | 1997 ⓘ |
| someLeadersTriedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| tookControlOf | Freetown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
amputation of civilians
ⓘ
forced recruitment ⓘ terror against civilians ⓘ |
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