SiegeofFreetown

Name: Siege of Freetown
Start: 1997
End: 1998

1997–1998

The Siege of Freetown occurred from 1997 to 1998 between Sierra Leone and Nigeria during the Sierra Leone Civil War.

OUTCOME

DECISIVE VICTORY B

Era

1997–1998

SIDES

⚔ CONFLICT CIVIL WAR

AFRC RUF

Kabbah loyalists (leading ECOMOG forces)

Start: 01.01.1997 End: 01.01.1998 Duration: 1 years Participants: 2 countries

01 / Overview

Siege of Freetown

Date

1997–1998

Type

civil war

Duration

1 years

Participants

Outcome

decisive victory b

Parent War

02 / Sides

Belligerents 2 participants

03 / Outcomes

Outcome & Human Cost

🏆Decisive Victory — Side B

FIRST DEFENSE DEALS AFTER WAR 3 deals

Year	Weapon / Product	Seller	Buyer	Type	Value
2008	Chengdu J-7	People's Republic of China	Nigeria	new-build	—
2020	CASC Rainbow	—	Nigeria	—	—
2021	Type 89 AFV	People's Republic of China	Nigeria	new-build	—

📚 Sources