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Sierra Leone - The Struggle for Power: 1984-2007 By Eddie Momoh
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About Sierra Leone - The Struggle for Power: 1984-2007This book is a compelling chronicle of the struggle for power in this small West African country since her independence in 1961. It is an outrageously entertaining and penetrating study of the political history of the small group of people who wielded power, and the many others who fought relentlessly to grab it. It explains how the corruptible are drawn to positions of power and how to get better people into power. It is a compelling inquiry into power, a rare testimony of a people who struggled daily to put food on the table but were often weighed down by an inherently corrupt system of governance.
Sierra Leone: The Struggle for Power 1984-2007 sheds light on Sierra Leone’s devastatingly brutal 12-year civil war, why Sierra Leoneans fought against one other, and why the war lasted so long. Was it about the country’s vast natural resources as so often happens in Africa and the rest of the Third World? Or was it simply about a determined group of patriotic citizens who wanted to change a very corrupt ruling class?
The book narrates the international response to the civil war and the particular role played by the United Kingdom to end it. It also paints a picture of a rare type of African leader who assumed power under very difficult circumstances during and after the conflict, and tried hard to unite the people and rebuild the country. President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah will be remembered as the selfless leader who brought peace to his country after a senseless civil war.
This book should be read in schools and colleges throughout Sierra Leone because of its unique sense of history. It is also useful for those who aspire to study African history and conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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About Sierra Leone - The Struggle for Power: 1984-2007
This book is a compelling chronicle of the struggle for power in this small West African country since her independence in 1961. It is an outrageously entertaining and penetrating study of the political history of the small group of people who wielded power, and the many others who fought relentlessly to grab it. It explains how the corruptible are drawn to positions of power and how to get better people into power. It is a compelling inquiry into power, a rare testimony of a people who struggled daily to put food on the table but were often weighed down by an inherently corrupt system of governance.
Sierra Leone: The Struggle for Power 1984-2007 sheds light on Sierra Leone’s devastatingly brutal 12-year civil war, why Sierra Leoneans fought against one other, and why the war lasted so long. Was it about the country’s vast natural resources as so often happens in Africa and the rest of the Third World? Or was it simply about a determined group of patriotic citizens who wanted to change a very corrupt ruling class?
The book narrates the international response to the civil war and the particular role played by the United Kingdom to end it. It also paints a picture of a rare type of African leader who assumed power under very difficult circumstances during and after the conflict, and tried hard to unite the people and rebuild the country. President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah will be remembered as the selfless leader who brought peace to his country after a senseless civil war.
This book should be read in schools and colleges throughout Sierra Leone because of its unique sense of history. It is also useful for those who aspire to study African history and conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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