RUF rebels
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The RUF rebels were a brutal insurgent group in Sierra Leone known for their role in the civil war, widespread atrocities, and control of conflict diamond mining.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Revolutionary United Front | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
insurgent movement
ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ |
| alliedWith | National Patriotic Front of Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Eastern Province, Sierra Leone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Province, Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Province, Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| committedCrimesAgainstHumanity | true ⓘ |
| committedWarCrimes | true ⓘ |
| conflict | Sierra Leone Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledResource | alluvial diamond fields ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfPeaceAgreement | 1999-07-07 ⓘ |
| demobilized | 2002 ⓘ |
| designatedAs | terrorist organization by some states ⓘ |
| disarmamentProcess | Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration in Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 2002 ⓘ |
| financingMethod | conflict diamond mining ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Foday Sankoh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
control of diamond-rich areas
ⓘ
overthrow of the Sierra Leonean government ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-elitism
ⓘ
revolutionary populism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abduction of civilians
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amputations of civilians ⓘ forced labor ⓘ massacres of civilians ⓘ systematic rape ⓘ use of terror tactics ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication |
English
ⓘ
Krio NERFINISHED ⓘ Mende NERFINISHED ⓘ Temne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader |
Foday Sankoh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Issa Sesay NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Bockarie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1999 invasion of Freetown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation No Living Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peaceAgreement | Lomé Peace Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | RUF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Charles Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triedBy | Special Court for Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedChildSoldiers | true ⓘ |
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