WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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gifts to their family and loved ones.
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creating their own country in South America.
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child soldiers to fight for them.
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funding their fight against the government in Sierra Leone
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Detailed explanation-1: -RUF Used Diamonds To Purchase Arms And Ammunition From Guinean Soldiers, Witness Says – International Justice Monitor.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was organized in 1991 by Foday Sankoh and two partners, Abu Kanu and Rashid Mansaray, along with financial assistance from future Liberian leader Charles Taylor. Its goal was to overthrow the dictatorial government of Sierra Leone, headed by President Joseph Saidu Momoh.
Detailed explanation-3: -Revolutionary United Front (RUF), also called Revolutionary United Front/Sierra Leone, guerrilla unit formed in 1991 in Sierra Leone whose actions created instability in the country that led to the overthrow of the government and a long civil war.
Detailed explanation-4: -The conflict was particularly violent and long because both the RUF and the Sierra Leone government were often funded by “blood diamonds” mined with slave labor. During the first year of the war, the RUF took control of the diamond-rich territory in eastern and southern Sierra Leone.