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Attack the of the RUF
The (RUF) the Revolutionary United Front began to attack villages in Eastern Leone. -
Military
A group of young military officers launches a military coup that sends Momoh into exile. -
RUF Control
The RUF holds men of the country side and are on the doorstep of Freetown. -
New leadership
Valentine Strasser is ousted and replaced by Brigadier General Julius Maada Bio, his defense minister. -
Kabbah Overthrown
Kabbah is overthrown by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC), a military junta headed by Lieutenant Colonel Johnny Paul Koroma, and the junta invites the RUF to participate in the new government. -
President of Kabbah reinstated
The AFRC is ousted by the Nigerian-led ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) forces, and the democratically elected government of president Kabbah is reinstated. -
RUF attacks again
The RUF launches another attempt to overthrow the government. -
A New Agreement
The Lome Peace Accord is signed between President Kabbah and Foday Sankoh of the RUF: The agreement grants the rebels seats in a new government and all forces a general amnesty from prosecution. -
Violence Returns
Violence and rebel activity return, -
British Troops Help
The situation in the country deteriorated to such an extent that British troops are deployed in Operation Palliser to evacuate foreign nationals.