Foday Sankoh
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Foday Sankoh was the founder and leader of Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front (RUF), a rebel group notorious for its brutality and use of child soldiers during the country's civil war.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foday Sankoh canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
founder
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human ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ warlord ⓘ |
| ally | Charles Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National Patriotic Front of Liberia
NERFINISHED
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amputations and mutilations during the Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ blood diamonds ⓘ child soldiers ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| charge |
crimes against humanity
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war crimes ⓘ |
| chargedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfArrest | 2000-05-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1937-10-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-07-29 ⓘ |
| detainedBy | Government of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | military training in Libya ⓘ |
| employer | Sierra Leone Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2000-05 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Temne people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Sankoh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOf | Revolutionary United Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Foday Saybana Sankoh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Foday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Krio ⓘ Temne ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Revolutionary United Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| militaryRank | corporal ⓘ |
| movement | Revolutionary United Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding the Revolutionary United Front
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involvement in conflict diamonds trade ⓘ use of child soldiers in the Sierra Leone Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership of the RUF insurgency ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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rebel leader ⓘ |
| participantIn | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfArrest | Freetown, Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Masang Mayoso, Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Freetown, Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Commission for the Management of Strategic Resources, National Reconstruction and Development
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Vice President of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| signatoryTo | Lomé Peace Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1999-07-07 ⓘ |
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