2005 in Sierra Leone

The following list is of events that happened during 2005 in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa, has a special significance in the history of the transatlantic slave trade as the departure point for thousands of west African captives. The capital, Freetown, was founded as a home for repatriated former slaves in 1787. But the country's modern history has been overshadowed by a brutal civil war that ended in 2002 with the help of Britain, the former colonial power, and a large United Nations peacekeeping mission. Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years, although the ruinous effects of the civil war continue to be felt. The country is also rich in diamonds and other minerals. The trade in illicit gems, known as "blood diamonds" for their role in funding conflicts, perpetuated the civil war. The government has sought to crack down on the trade.

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gollark: There was a government program to fund fibre connectivity, but it doesn't seem to have worked well.
gollark: A lot of developed countries seem to have issues like this because the old stuff technically works and has tons of inertia and regulatory nonsense and nobody cares enough to replace it, but developing ones which didn't have big telephone networks or whatever presumably just installed fibre and did fine.
gollark: The UK isn't very good at infrastructure.
gollark: Yes, I'll just manually lay fibre to the nearest internet exchange.
gollark: Or G.fast occasionally.

References
  1. "S Leone war crimes trial starts". 7 March 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. "Sierra Leone: Polio Eradicated in Sierra Leone". 7 November 2005. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
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