What the records say
- When
- 7 Jul 1999
- Kind
- Treaty
- Coordinates
- 6.13° N, 1.22° E
- Description
- Peace treaty signed in 1999
Placed at the town its title names, Lomé.
Lomé Peace Agreement
1999 accord ending the Sierra Leone Civil War
The Lomé Peace Agreement was a peace agreement signed on 7 July 1999 between the warring parties in the civil war that gripped Sierra Leone for almost a decade. President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah signed with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) leader, Foday Sankoh and granted Sankoh a position in the transitional government as well as amnesty for him and all combatants.
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